How To Tin A New Soldering Iron Tip
Hi Guys My old ungar died and I got the new replacement tonight.
How to tin a new soldering iron tip. Melt some good quality of solder wire on the Tip. Insert your prepared tip into the soldering iron. I cant get the solder to stick it balls up and rolls off.
How to Clean Soldering Iron Tip. Pliers will keep it at the proper place as well as tighten the windings. If your soldering tip becomes detinned oxidized it can be restored in a number of ways.
It is not uncommon for a brand new tip to be oxidized out of the box. Its a 50 watt ungar with a screw on iron clad tip. Switch on the Soldering Station or the Iron and Make sure it is Hot Enough.
Wipe the iron on a damp sponge to remove the excess. Same goes for the old soldering iron but in a. Â TS-D25 TS-B02.
Keep in mind you should lower the temperature down to about 500F for this process. The flux in tip cleaner removes the oxidation and build up from the soldering iron tip and then the solder re-tins the tip ready for use. The selected temperature for a soldering iron tip affects tip life by accelerating the oxidation of the tip and the reaction of the solder and flux with the iron plating of the tip.
First you will want to heat the iron up to operating temperature and wipe the tip on a damp soldering sponge to gently clean it. Wipe OFF the solder on the Cleaning Sponge or Copper Wool. Plug in the iron and switch it on.