clean soldering iron?

[BigToque]

how?

 

[Shy]

very carefully

-Shy

 

[BigToque]

on what though? i'venever used one before, so its pretty hot right now.

 

[Antoneo]

I have read somewhere to use a wet sponge and drag it across the tip of the iron.

 

[Talon]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=483609&highlight_key=y&keyword1=soldering&keyword2=iron

 

[Soybomb]

Yup just wipe the tip clean on a damp sponge. replace teh tip every so often too

 

[BigToque]

thanks guys

 

[konichiwa]

Adding a PS2 modchip, are we?

 

[BigToque]

<< Adding a PS2 modchip, are we? >>



lol... not quite

At work today I noticed that on the small radio I was using (borrowed from boss to use while I'm in the back), the right speaker wasn't working.

I took it apart to see if a speaker wirehad come loose. No such luck.

Being the curious guy I am, I decided to take the screws out of the PCB to check if the speaker wire had maybe come right off the board. It didnt.

I also managed to screw up the radio tuner, and since this is an old radio, the dial worked on a pully system.

I finally got the thing all back together when I realized I accudentally ripped off a power wire, so I went to radio shack 30 minutes ago and bought a 15/30W iron and a little solder.

Everything is working fine now

 

[toph99]

my dad uses a paper towel

 

[Mday]

after a while, i just used sand paper and remove the top layer of grime, and tin. down to the copper.

then i use some liquid flux, and cover the tip.

then i turn on the iron and when it's hot enuf, i retin. i use a damp paper towel to clean it off. i tap off excess solder. oh, i use the thickest solder i can get for tinning.

if i have to, i reshape the tip with my dremel (sanding drum).