How To Re Tip A Soldering Iron

This helps remove impurities such as remnants of solder from previous projects grease oxidation etc.

How to re tip a soldering iron. If your soldering tip becomes detinned oxidized it can be restored in a number of ways. With the iron tip cold use a polishing bar. 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.

Now the Tip is Tinner and Fresh. It warm up and then melting solder on it so it covers the tip and then. Just clean old solder while the iron is hot or file it cold if too dirty.

If theres a stubborn piece of contaminant left. If not wait a bit more or add more water to the sponge if its too dry. Not familiar with your makemodel but Ive had some success with various irons by applying a light smear of regular white heatsink paste when fitting a new tip.

Yes solder tips are not solid they are just plated. 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. So you do not want to grind it down.

It can be easily done with soldering paste and solder. Remove the solder using a damp sponge. Keep deeping it in the paste while.

Then while it is cold dip it in paste and turn it on. Switch OFF the Soldering Station or the Iron. Melt some good quality of solder wire on the Tip.