How To Change Tip Soldering Iron
Always use a tip appropriate for the application you can use the advice in bold as a guideline.
How to change tip soldering iron. This helps remove impurities such as remnants of solder from previous projects grease oxidation etc. Put in the new soldering tip and put the screw back in by turning it clockwise with the screwdriver. Find the small screw on the soldering iron shaft near the tip and unscrew it by inserting the screwdriver and turn counter clockwise.
Both irons take the same tips. The cheap things are also handy if you live in the boondocks and cant just buy a replacement tip at need. When I used the old cheapy soldering irons I would just tin them with regular solder and file smooth and re-tin as needed.
Start by turning off the soldering iron remove the iron and using a pair of pliers or some other kind of gripping tool to hold onto the hot metal parts clamp it down and unscrew. Every time you take a break from soldering and set the iron in its holder the best practice is to re-tin the tip to. Turn the system off when not in use if you arent going to be usin the iron in the next 10 minutes turn the station off.
Before soldering clean your tip with a clean cloth and some alcohol. Turn off and unplug your iron or base. Changing the soldering tips on a PES51 pencil is very simple.
Place the desired tip into the retaining sleeve and slide it back onto the soldering iron heating element. Insert the Tip in Good Quality Tip Tinner. Now I can remove the tip careful not to touch it using the tool.
Switch on the Soldering Station or the Iron and Make sure it is Hot Enough. If theres a stubborn piece of contaminant left on the tip. This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder.