How To Fix A Soldering Gun Tip

This soldering gun brings efficient heat This soldering gun brings efficient heat to the hobbyist user the Weller 7200PKS solders easily and heats in just 15 seconds.

How to fix a soldering gun tip. Heat it up to around 350C and wait. Silver soldering is useful for fabrication repair and modification of small parts. Unscrew the locking nut that holds the tip-retaining sleeve and tip in place.

Dispose of the metal lugs in the trash. Then immediately re-tin the tip with rosin core solder. Touch the solder to the tip of the iron and make sure the solder flows evenly around the tip.

Hold the soldering iron in one hand and solder in the other. Unscrew the nut with your fingers. Twist the nut at the far end of the soldering iron assembly counterclockwise with the spanner wrench.

If it doesnt you need to remove all solder and grind the. If your soldering tip becomes detinned oxidized it can be restored in a number of ways. Separate the two wires from the two connectors with your fingers.

Unplug the soldering iron and allow it to cool completely. Your soldering iron may become defective and stop heating to the right temperatures or stop heating altogether. Silver soldered joints are quite strong and can be worked with a file die grinder or machine tools.

This should leave the tip of the iron with a layer of solder on it. Make sure the tip isnt broken then loosen the two nuts that hold the tip to the gun then tighten the two nuts back down tightly. While at the same time having the tip touch the capacitor leg.