littlemisselectronic
New Member
Hi everyone!
I'm new to electronics and only bought my first solder iron a few days ago. I tried it today and I noticed that even before I have tried to do anything with it, it produces a steady flow of white fumes. I left it in the stand for some time before using it and as it continued to do this I turned it off. I googled tutorials on how to solder and looked at a few video clips online and I didn't see this happening with any other solder irons. I understand it's normal for fumes to be produced while the solder is in contact with the iron, but is it normal for it to fume by itself when it's just heating up? Is it safe to continue using this solder iron?
If it helps, this is the soldering iron that I have: **broken link removed**
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
LittleMissElectronic
I'm new to electronics and only bought my first solder iron a few days ago. I tried it today and I noticed that even before I have tried to do anything with it, it produces a steady flow of white fumes. I left it in the stand for some time before using it and as it continued to do this I turned it off. I googled tutorials on how to solder and looked at a few video clips online and I didn't see this happening with any other solder irons. I understand it's normal for fumes to be produced while the solder is in contact with the iron, but is it normal for it to fume by itself when it's just heating up? Is it safe to continue using this solder iron?
If it helps, this is the soldering iron that I have: **broken link removed**
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
LittleMissElectronic