Hello my name is Tj and I'm very new to electronics and honestly forums in general. I just recently finished my first project which was an alarm clock soldering kit from Amazon. My friends Xbox controller is broken and me just finishing this clock figured I could help him out. I think I found the component that is the cause but I can't get the solder to melt and stick to my solder wick. I can't even get it to melt when I stick the iron straight on it. I'm using a X-tronic model #3020 soldering iron controller at 450°C. Any help would be appreciated.

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My name is TJ I'm very new to this field I've just finished soldering an alarm clock kit from Amazon and I barely grasp how it works. I enjoyed making it though. I'm going to be going to college for electrical engineering in the spring of next year assuming covid clears up in the United States. I mainly made this account to ask for some help.