How To Clean Soldering Iron Tips

How to Clean Maintain Your Soldering Iron Tip For use with Solder Pro 100 110 120 150.

How to clean soldering iron tips. Try not to leave the iron sitting hot on the bench while not in use. Push the soldering iron tip into the chemical cleaner until the entire rusted area is submerged. This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use.

To use the Tip tinnercleaner heat the soldering iron. Bring the tip into direct contact with the soldering iron. If all else fails Soldering Iron tips do not last forever.

This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use for more info see this video. Heat your soldering iron up to the low end of a typical work range generally between 280 and 320C. Turn it off as soon as you have finished soldering.

Use a damp sponge to clean the tip and wipe it off quickly to avoid cooling the tip excessively. Good soldering process is important. It took a lot of effort with tip tinnercleaning compound to make the solder wet the tip again.

Switch on the Soldering Station or the Iron and Make sure it is Hot Enough. Apart from removing the flux off it is essential to clean off surplus solder. Tinning in between sessions and after soldering.

How to Tin or Re-Tin Soldering Iron Tip. See products Below Items Needed 6040 Rois Solder Core Ø 10mmV Sponge for Easy Cleanup Clean. Use a protective layer of solder The easiest way to prevent oxidation of a solder tip is to protect it with a layer of solder.