Hey, just wanted to get people's opinions on how they take care of their soldering iron/tips. I have a 15/30 watt soldering iron from radioshack, and after about a month, the tips are rusted, solder filled and just not good. How do you guys make the tips last longer?
Also, is having your soldering iron plugged in for a long time a bad thing? Once in a while I'll have the iron plugged in for about an hour or more w/o unplugging it. Am I damaging the soldering iron?
Also, is having your soldering iron plugged in for a long time a bad thing? Once in a while I'll have the iron plugged in for about an hour or more w/o unplugging it. Am I damaging the soldering iron?