kinarfi
Well-Known Member
If you have had your tips for a while and managed to turn them black so the solder just balls up and won't tin and it's hard to melt the solder that has already been laid down, is it possible to repair the tip so it works the way it was intended?
What about letting the tip sit in a bath of solder, similar to solder pot, I made one out of an electrolytic capacitor can and it has about 3/8" of solder in it and the iron stands in the solder and melts it. So far, I'm not impressed with the results. I seems to cook the solder and it goes grainy, plus I used all three types of solder, 60/40, 63/37, and no lead.
What about letting the tip sit in a bath of solder, similar to solder pot, I made one out of an electrolytic capacitor can and it has about 3/8" of solder in it and the iron stands in the solder and melts it. So far, I'm not impressed with the results. I seems to cook the solder and it goes grainy, plus I used all three types of solder, 60/40, 63/37, and no lead.
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