How To Change Weller Soldering Iron Tip

There are various plating processes used in making soldering iron tips.

How to change weller soldering iron tip. On the Weller TCP soldering iron the tip determines the temperature of the iron. You just have to make sure to take your time and dont force anything. These plating operations increase the life of the tip.

850 2532 164 Plug. As soft as possible. This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder.

For very fine SMD solder joints you may repeat this. 850 2532 164 Plug. Adjust the temperature set knob to the desired tip temperature and allow the tip temperature to stabilize.

Above is an informative video on how to clean your soldering tip from leading brand in professional-quality soldering equipment since 1945. No tool required C 50 0 2 4 6 810 12 14 16 18 20 SEC. Note the light will come on and the tip should begin to heat immediately.

If a soldering iron tip becomes oxidised it will appear darker in colour and you may not be able to tin it. The first thing of course is NOT to do this when the iron is hot. The WCC100 soldering station uses the popular ET series soldering tips which are used on other Weller soldering stations EC series WES51 WESD51.

I wouldnt worry about preserving the screw as long as it comes out. I will be using the iron to solder resistorscapacitors leds and ICs to veroboardstripboard. The bright color silver is called tinning the tip.