How to Tin a Soldering Iron Tip
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- If a soldering iron does not melt the solder, the likely culprit is the oxidation of the iron tip.
To prevent the oxidation from happening, the soldering iron tip needs to be tinned - covered with a thin layer of solder.
Tinning the soldering iron tip will improve the heat conductivity and will make it easier to work with.
The subject of this tutorial: How to tin or re-tin an oxidized soldering iron tip?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro, soldering iron won't melt the solder
00:35 - Materials needed for tinning (or re-tinning) the soldering iron tip
01:07 - Steps for tinning (or re-tinning) the soldering iron tip
03:17 - Properly tinned soldering iron tip
Music: Believer - Silent Partner
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I remember having so many problems with oxidation until someone showed me how to properly tin an iron. So much difference. I think this and flux changed the issues I was having and made things so much more enjoyable. Appreciate your video. I'm sure many people while appreciate it as well.
I was having issues with melting the solder onto the tip after i dipped it in flux. After about 10 minutes i was able to melt it and get it to stick to the tip and from there on out it was easy. I thought i had a bad soldering iron because it was taking too long so I'm glad that it works perfectly now.
TLDR: Thank you I thought my iron was broken 👍
I really appreciate that video. Please add more.
thank you for the tutorial I appreciate it
Thanks for the advice
I just made some smallest cut around and it holds very good ..it very smooth so it don't hold to much
thank you will try it later
Great video! Thanks! Would have been nice to see you melt the solder.
Do you do this before putting the iron away for storage or do you do this before you start using it each time?
Tinning is a common practice, regardless of whether you will be using soldering iron often or not, once the tip is covered in solder, it will not oxidize, even if it's not been used for a long time (unless you use lead-free solder, in that case, it is more prone to oxidation than leaded solder, but still better than leaving tip bare metal).
Thanks so much. This video helped a lot.
How do you do this with the other soldering tips. My first tip tinned nicely. I tried to do the blade tip one and it just wouldn’t take. Could you show how to do other tips and can you show where the solder needs to cover on each one?
For the blade tip is it quite literally just the blade edge of the tip? With the pen shaped one, it covers about 1/4 inch of the tip.
If the iron tip is too oxidized you might want to clean it with fine-grit sandpaper, after that, just keep repeating the process in the video, dip in the flux, apply solder, and clean inside the metal sponge, It should eventually start sticking.
And yes, you don't have to tin the whole tip, just the part that will be touching the solder.
What clothe do you use
I used a regular kitchen rag, but any cloth would do, as long as it's dampened. But I would avoid microfiber towels as they melt easily.
what temperature should you put the soldering iron on to start tinning? (i’m a beginner)
Between 300°C and 400°C the solder should melt ok, but try different values.
can i do this without the damp cloth?
just the bronze sponge?
You can try that, should work ok with just the sponge.
Can i use any flux or a special kind of tinning product?
Any soldering flux should work.
@@diy7official thank you
This is not working for me. Tried multiple times to put flux on the tip and then some tin, tried even one with lead in it but no. Tin just doesn't hold on the tip only drops off. How can I fix this??? Need to use my soldering iron ASAP.
If the solder tip looks burnt, then this method alone is not as effective, you can try using a fine grit sandpaper (1000 grit, or above) to clean the burnt part, then repeat the process.
Will yellow/ rosin flux work ?
Rosin flux should work ok, it does the same thing as any other soldering flux.
Keep air off your tip... thats all there is to know. Cover it with solder every few minutes of soldering and before turning it off. The solder will act as a barrier and wont let O2 oxidize it. Last forever and transfer heat the way it was made to do
yup never under estimate the importance of flux, all though most solder has flux in it always have extra on hand
Kwl
Pwede ba gawin thinning ng soldering tip na walang flux? Salamat
Thanks for the video.
You are asking if the soldering iron can be tinned without flux? I haven't tried it personally, but you should be able to do it, just make sure to clean the tip with the metal sponge and damp cloth often while applying the solder, it should be able to stick regardless.
@@diy7official Thank you. I tried it. It worked well.
More power. Goodluck
Naks kala ko nasira na yung akin
I just used citric acid and it worked almost instantly no need to buy tinning flux.
Why is my flux yellow is that even flux?
There are various types of flux paste, yours is probably "Rosin Flux".
Bad habbit. Don’t dip. Soldering iron in flux
Can't confirm nor deny that. Regardless, this video is about tinning the oxidized soldering iron tip, not something that would be done frequently.
What then is the proper way to use flux. Kindly educate us. Thank you
Dipping is the common practice I supposed.
It's how you do it. Please tell us how to do it your way
10 fu*cking months are youre not telling us the correct you dofus
I've never done this. All my tips turned black and they work just fine
(I'm kidding. This is good to know)