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 Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 5:03 pm Post subject: Atten Soldering Station? |
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I have a couple of those low cost soldering units and they work fine for the smaller circuitry type of work..
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:19 pm Post subject: Atten Soldering Station? |
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I bought a HAKKO temp controlled station a couple of years ago. I immediately had trouble with it because the changeable tips don’t make good contact. I made a minor modification to my unit and it is somewhat better, but still I get the disconnect warning sound occasionally but tap it on the bench to get it reconnected. Anyone else having problems with Hakko??
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I have a couple of those low cost soldering units and they work fine for the smaller circuitry type of work..
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Atten Soldering Station? |
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How do you keep a soldering iron tip clean and tinned?
I have a Metcal SP200 soldering station purchased from eBay. The iron tip
appears to be stainless steel or some other tin colored metal. I clean it with a
kitchen stainless steel scouring pad and tin the iron with solder. But the very tip
of the iron has a dark coating that will not melt solder. I am reluctant to use
sandpaper or other abrasive for fear of damaging the tip. How do you keep
your soldering iron tip clean and tinned?
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:17 am Post subject: Atten Soldering Station? |
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Use some liquid flux on the hot tip, then wipe it on a damp sponge or cloth.
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How do you keep a soldering iron tip clean and tinned?
I have a Metcal SP200 soldering station purchased from eBay. The iron tip
appears to be stainless steel or some other tin colored metal. I clean it with a
kitchen stainless steel scouring pad and tin the iron with solder. But the very tip
of the iron has a dark coating that will not melt solder. I am reluctant to use
sandpaper or other abrasive for fear of damaging the tip. How do you keep
your soldering iron tip clean and tinned?
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:50 am Post subject: Atten Soldering Station? |
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Hello Joe, I have attached the instructions for my Hakko. Also my electronics guy says always coat the tip with solder before turning the iron off in order to protect the tip from oxidation.
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How do you keep a soldering iron tip clean and tinned?
I have a Metcal SP200 soldering station purchased from eBay. The iron tip
appears to be stainless steel or some other tin colored metal. I clean it with a
kitchen stainless steel scouring pad and tin the iron with solder. But the very tip
of the iron has a dark coating that will not melt solder. I am reluctant to use
sandpaper or other abrasive for fear of damaging the tip. How do you keep
your soldering iron tip clean and tinned?
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Joe Gores
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:22 am Post subject: Atten Soldering Station? |
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I have found that copper tips work best. I bought an iron some years ago that had a bright plated tip. It would not tin. Rather than attempt to remove the plating, or whatever it was, I returned the iron.
I have an iron that has tips that are threaded. When I need a new tip or one that has a different shape I use a short length of copper wire. I don't remember the gauge of the wire but something like 4ga or 6ga comes to mind. I simply cut a few threads on one end of the piece of wire and shape the other end for my needs.Â
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| Quote: | Hello Joe, I have attached the instructions for my Hakko. Also my electronics guy says always coat the tip with solder before turning the iron off in order to protect the tip from oxidation.
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How do you keep a soldering iron tip clean and tinned?
I have a Metcal SP200 soldering station purchased from eBay. The iron tip
appears to be stainless steel or some other tin colored metal. I clean it with a
kitchen stainless steel scouring pad and tin the iron with solder. But the very tip
of the iron has a dark coating that will not melt solder. I am reluctant to use
sandpaper or other abrasive for fear of damaging the tip. How do you keep
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:37 am Post subject: Atten Soldering Station? |
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I dampen the sponge on the base that holds the iron, and wipe the damp sponge with the hot tip. It's like deglazing a hot skillet, works great every few minutes.
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I have a Metcal SP200 soldering station purchased from eBay. The iron tip
appears to be stainless steel or some other tin colored metal. I clean it with a
kitchen stainless steel scouring pad and tin the iron with solder. But the very tip
of the iron has a dark coating that will not melt solder. I am reluctant to use
sandpaper or other abrasive for fear of damaging the tip. How do you keep
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:41 am Post subject: Re: Atten Soldering Station? |
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I've used a Hakko 888 for years and have been very pleased with the performance. Heats quickly, compact size, good temp control. I would "improve" it by having a more intuitive analog control. If I'm using it everyday, then the digital control sequences get burned into my brain and it's fine. The problem is remembering the sequences when I haven't used it for few months.
If this one bit the dust, I'd still buy another one.
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At 11:21 AM 2/23/2019, you wrote:
| Quote: | | I have found that copper tips work best. I bought an iron some years ago that had a bright plated tip. It would not tin. Rather than attempt to remove the plating, or whatever it was, I returned the iron. |
Copper is not a 'bad' tip material, it just
doesn't have a good service life compared to
the iron-plated copper.
Molten solder is a SOLVENT for copper . . .
this affinity for copper to disolve into
solder is what makes the critical amalgamation
at the surface which manifests in a good
'flow'.
But every time you craft a soldered joint
using a pure copper tip, some of the tip
is washed off into your finished joint.
Hence the tip must be periodically
re-shaped or even replaced.
All professional soldering iron tips are
iron plated. Like copper, iron will also
amalgam with the tin-lead solvent but
to a lesser degree in that the melting
temperature of the lead-tin-iron mix
rises more sharply. Hence the rate of
'wash off' for iron is much less and
the life of the tip is extended greatly.
But wear a little hole in the iron and
the tip will begin to disappear into
subsequent joints.
My soldering iron holders are fitted with
pads of stainless steel 'pot scrubbers'
from the local grocery or department store.
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There are copper versions of this tool
which are to be avoided for obvious
reasons. The drill for making a joint
is to pick up the iron, push it into
the scrubber a couple of strokes,
wet the tip with fresh solder, place
the wetted surface against the work-piece(s)
and the apply solder BETWEEN the iron
and the work-piece until the joining
'flows'.
Bob . . .
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