How To Prime A Soldering Iron Tip
Clean Soldering Iron Tips.
How to prime a soldering iron tip. Ad Compare a Huge Selection of Parts. If the tip is a little too dirty you can apply a cleaning paste and a tip tinner. If it doesnt you need to remove all solder and grind the tip again more thoroughly.
This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use for more info see this video. Wipe the iron on a damp sponge to remove the excess. Clear a work area then grab your soldering iron a solder sponge and water.
The tip type is determined by the soldering iron it is used on. This is done by first ensuring the tip is clean and free of surface oxides. If the solder tip does become oxidized apply flux-core solder to the oxidized tip.
This should leave the tip of the iron with a layer of solder on it. The flux in tip cleaner removes the oxidation and build up from the soldering iron tip and then the solder re-tins the tip ready for use. If you clean off the rust and spot a hole in the iron coating recognizable by the copper color showing through from the inside or if any part of the tip appears hollowed out its done.
Alternatively you can use a special polishing bar particularly of the tip. There are even tips that are a permanent part of a replaceable elementtip assembly. Do not wait for it to get hot before touching the solder to the tip.
Unroll a portion of solder then roll the hot tip of the iron from the end of the solder until it does one complete turn on the solder. This is because as the soldering iron expands and contracts quickly. Keep in mind you should lower the temperature down to about 500F for this process.