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Another Soldering question
ChadTower:
So, then, if one never puts solder on the tip... how does one tin?
krick:
Are you using a stand alone soldering iron (cheap) or a soldering station (expensive) ?
Soldering stations typically have a temperature sensor in the iron that adjusts the temperature to keep it from overheating.
ChadTower:
Right... I have a $40 20/40w soldering station.
RayB:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 06, 2005, 03:45:18 pm ---So, then, if one never puts solder on the tip... how does one tin?
--- End quote ---
Well, solder gets on the tip indirectly. I usually heat the metal leg of the part, while holding the solder against that part as well. So, when the leg gets hot enough, the solder melts onto it...
This might not be the right way to do this. I'm basically self-taught, and the parts I solder are large enough I don't worry about frying them. (I haven't had to solder/unsolder any chips).
A second opinion here would help. ;D
Ken Layton:
You need a moist tip cleaning sponge always nearby. I wipe my tip on the sponge each and every time I solder something.
Iron clad tips need frequent wiping off while old plain copper tips need to be filed clean with a file. Never file an iron clad tip or you'll destroy it.
The tips will frequently work loose a tad during use and you must make sure the tip is secured tightly to the soldering iron.
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