How To Clean Soldering Iron Tip

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How to clean soldering iron tip. Use stainless steel wool flux and thick clothe to clean the tip. Try not to leave the iron sitting hot on the bench while not in use. Once clean and shiny perform tinning and now your tool is ready to use.

Use a damp sponge to clean the tip and wipe it off quickly to avoid cooling the tip excessively. Good soldering process is important. Quickly insert hot soldering iron into coils of brass wool tip cleaner and twist it few times.

Soldering iron only works if there is a temperature difference. If the iron tip is heavily oxidized then you should clean it with a different technique. Cleaning the tip after every soldering session.

Practice good tip care. Maintaining the right operating temperature ie 320 C. Avoid using low-residue flux or dirty flux.

Put a good amount of solder on the tip when storing it or leaving it idle for any length of time. To use the Tip tinnercleaner heat the soldering iron. Bring the tip into direct contact with the soldering iron.

A solder pot may also be used to tin or re-tin your soldering iron tip. You can also use stainless steel pot scrubber as long as it is dry to prevent transmitting the heat. Apart from removing the flux off it is essential to clean off surplus solder.