How To Tin Solder Tips
To Tin - apply a small amount of solder to the cleaned irons tip then touch the iron onto the previously cleaned area to be tinned.
How to tin solder tips. The solder melts and should stick at the tip. Then immediately re-tin the tip with rosin core solder. Solder will flow from the tip onto the area.
You should tin the tip of your iron before and after each soldering session to extend its life. Heat it up to about 350 degrees Celsius. For something like tin cans you may just want to use clamps.
Tip temperature also causes physical changes to the tip through the natural thermal expansion and contraction the metal undergoes during normal use. Its fast acting residue free. Apply heat at the point where solder wire touches the lead of the component.
Switch OFF the Soldering Station or the Iron. Use it to polish the end of the tip. Insert your prepared tip into the soldering iron.
How to Re-Tinner Your Solder Tip. There are a few ways to make your solder tip usable again. Holding the solder in one hand and the iron in the other briefly touch the solder to both sides of the tip.
Use a polishing bar to re-tin your tip. You should thus hold the iron in one hand while holding the soldering iron the other. Iron tip requires proper maintenance in order to increase its lifetime and keep it.