Homemade Soldering Iron Tip Cleaner

Offers superior cleaning of stubborn deposits and oxidisation.

Homemade soldering iron tip cleaner. A simple way to clean soldering iron is to use a sponge or brass strip to remove deposits of metals. If using lemon juice or another liquid flux alternative dab the liquid onto the area using a Qtip or small brush. Consider using brass shavings instead of a wet sponge.

To do this connect it to a regulated power source. When the new tip is fitted file or sand the round bar to get it with a small clearance and release the screw and clean the tip regularly where it touches the heating element. Shortening the tip by 25 percent means a 1 inch tip turns into a 34 inch tip for example.

Tip cleaning sponges are made from cellulose. If theres a stubborn piece of contaminant left on the tip. Whenever your soldering iron sits for any length of time or after you are finished soldering tin the soldering tip with fresh solder to.

After thoroughly cleaning paint remove one of the legs of the resistor and use the other as a fastener and tokovod. Brass same length as copper tip with 2 times the diameter or 075 times the length of the copper tip and 17 times the diameter of the copper tip. Generally the Antex do no suffer as the tip surrounds the element and the swelling causes little problem apart from needing a new tip when it rots.

A soldering iron holder with dry tip cleaner employing low abrasive brass wool. Wipe the iron on a damp sponge to remove the excess. Never use sandpaper or abrasives to clean the tip.

Take a steel wool pad and dampen it slightly then scrub it over the irons tip to remove rust and any other heavy staining. Move the sponge all around the tip and clean. But this is a bad idea.