Hi everyone I have a big problem with my soldering pens tip they are turning black and I can't get them to shine. have tried several methods without success, do you have any tips or how do you go about solving the problem?
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Soldering 'Pens Tip Became BLACK
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Originally posted by diif View PostBrass sponge.
Are you cleaning the pcb/area before work ?
What temperatures, flux and iron are you using ?
I don't even have time to solder, they turn black at once. with FixPoint 350 degrees.
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Can you provide some photo or video clip about that, after cleaning and after became black?
In order to tip stay shiny, the tin must difuse and legure the base material, like copper, nickel... in cheap one this is iron tip (ferro) with galvanized coating who not last long. Some tips have only core of copper, bras or bronze, arounded with ferro, so the tin cant move up to heat.
With process of leguring tip with tin, tip (copper) is slowely soluable in liquid tin, and wear, so some maintance may be necesary.
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I think petehall347 nailed it. Pay cheap, get cheap. Or you have waaaay to much heat, not use enough flux and don't clean the tip often. If your tip is black, something is off.
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