How To Clean Oxidized Soldering Iron Tip

How to clean and re tin your soldering iron Soldering tip cleaning how to clean.

How to clean oxidized soldering iron tip. This means that after every soldering operation you clean your soldering tip dry wet and then tin it before you put the soldering iron back in the tool holder. Use Hakko 599B Cleaning Wire to remove the surface oxide. Try not to leave the iron sitting hot on the bench while not in use.

Squeeze and twist the sponge as you drag the tip out of the sponge. This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use for more info see this video. February 01 2020 051403 am.

If some of the oxides are just sticking really well you could try to mildly abrade them on a brass sponge copper braid or similar but you cant be too hard or you will damage the iron plating good tips are typically copper core plated with iron then chromium everywhere but the working area. Use fluxes Sponge less and metal wool to remove small amounts of contaminants from your soldering iron tips during soldering circuit board or any other components. Pay triple to get good flux.

Please note that the FS-100. If it happens that the soldering iron tip is oxidized you can clean it with a tip activator and or sanding. Wrap the wetted sponge around the tip.

Wire wool has the advantage of not cooling down the soldering iron too much and you dont have to wait for the iron to get its desired temperature. A soldering iron tip is beyond any hope of effective cleaning or repair if any part of the iron tip no matter how small has worn all the way through. This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder.

The best tip tinner is your solder--tips should always be coated with a small amount of solder. 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. Cleaning oxidised soldering iron tips.