How To Re Tin Soldering Iron Tip
Do not touch it with bare hands.
How to re tin soldering iron tip. Clear a work area then grab your soldering iron a solder sponge and water. With the iron tip cold use a polishing bar. This is called dewetting.
The best way you can do this is to make sure to always re tin your soldering iron. That would give the tip time to burn which from the sounds of it is exactly what happened. The trick is to apply the solder AS its heating up.
Now the iron will start decomposing the Sal and giving off clouds of HCl and ammonia smoke try not to breathe it its probably not good for you. Sit for a few minutes before wiping it clean. It warm up and then melting solder on it so it covers the tip and then.
Tips To Avoid Oxidation. Then immediately re-tin the tip with rosin core solder. Wipe OFF the solder on the Cleaning Sponge or Copper Wool.
Typically advised to be conducted after unpacking a brand new tool here are the steps on tinning a soldering iron. To prevent dewetting keep a roll of large diameter 6337 solder on hand to re-tin the tip. Its thus advisable to find a way of preventing this altogether.
Soak the sponge using the water squeeze it out a little then use it to clean the tip of the soldering iron. Then immediately re-tin the tip with rosin core solder. It will make your soldering iron long-lasting.