How To Clean Soldering Iron After Use

When you heat up your work for soldering and reach the temperature at which solder flows you are also creating oxides on the surface of your metal that mar its appearance.

How to clean soldering iron after use. Soldering iron only works if there is a temperature difference. This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use. To use the Tip tinnercleaner heat the soldering iron.

Adjust the soldering irons temperature to about 750 degrees Fahrenheit 39 degrees Celsius After a minute check if the iron is. Soak the sponge using the water squeeze it out a little then use it to clean the tip of the soldering iron. Then dip the tip in the cleaner and do a slight twist action.

Once clean and shiny perform tinning and now your tool is ready to use. As a last ditch kind of thing Ive been known to go after a badly corroded tip using. I change tips occasionally on my soldering iron too.

Dont worry too much if the whole tip isnt nicely covered in solder. Its better if you just plunge the soldering iron into the wart making sure you go deep enough to cook the root of the wart. Just use a pair of plyers to undo the nut pull the tip out and put in the holder.

If that doesnt work a special cleaning polishing bar can be used to salvage extremely bad tips. Turn it off as soon as you have finished soldering. For it turn on the soldering pump at first.

For most tip wiping I use a damp cellulose sponge with slits cut in it. To prevent damage to the board you should re-solder your soldering iron now and then as the technique will remove solder. Wipe the tip clean and re-tin it between every joint.