How To Clean A Soldering Iron

3 Steps to a Clean Soldering Iron Step 1.

How to clean a soldering iron. This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use. The soldering iron tip needs proper care and cleaning to increase its lifetime and keep it functioning for a long time as possible. Once clean and shiny perform tinning and now your tool is ready to use.

The steel wool is made with alloys that dont react quickly on the soldering iron. Be careful not to over-tighten the locking nut. If playback doesnt begin.

Then dip into the tin of tinner cleaner with a slight twisting action. Using a specially designed cleaner or brass to clean the soldering irons tip. To apply the tip cleaner first heat the soldering iron.

This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder. Then slide the retaining nut over the tip and sleeve and tighten it using your hands. Then dip the tip in the cleaner and do a slight twist action.

Once the tilt latches with the depressed point heat the location with the iron. This is because as the soldering iron expands and contracts quickly. First Ive read though questions Soldering Iron Maintenance and Going through Soldering tips quickly and was unable to solve my problem.

Repeat this process for about three or four times until the soldering irons tip is clean. To clean my iron I add some solder and shake it off. How to Remove Solder Soldering - YouTube.