Soldering Iron (Gun)
#1
Soldering Iron (Gun)
I believe that my soldering iron is no longer tinned. The tip is dull and the solder just slides off. Is there a way of tinning it or cleaning?
#2
Member
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
Posts: 124
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes
on
0 Posts
Depends. The tips of many irons (I'm thinking especially of replaceable tips like Weller's temp-controlled ones) are made of iron or something like that. They probably make them that way so they won't bend under pressure and heat the way a soft metal like copper would. If you scrape or tear off the plating, then you can't tin it anymore--just throw it away.