mstechca
New Member
Well, lets face it, my soldering iron has significantly degraded in quality.
It is over 3 years old, and I have a problem. I think one of you guys were against sanding the circuit board before soldering it. I sanded it, because I wanted a fast way to remove the etch-resist after etching, so I used sandpaper.
But that didn't make my big problem now, because solder could always flow through properly.
But now, my problem is big. I tried replacing the tip, and grinding the old tip, and I get no success. I'll be lucky if I touch the solder and after 20 seconds of holding the tip on the solder, the solder melts. The solder melts faster after I grind the tip. I also notice that within 20 seconds after the tip is grinded, I have a blackish tip.
I can't remember if my iron is a 30 or 45W one, but I think I need to upgrade to a 45W.
I have a gut feeling an iron replacement is necessary.
It is over 3 years old, and I have a problem. I think one of you guys were against sanding the circuit board before soldering it. I sanded it, because I wanted a fast way to remove the etch-resist after etching, so I used sandpaper.
But that didn't make my big problem now, because solder could always flow through properly.
But now, my problem is big. I tried replacing the tip, and grinding the old tip, and I get no success. I'll be lucky if I touch the solder and after 20 seconds of holding the tip on the solder, the solder melts. The solder melts faster after I grind the tip. I also notice that within 20 seconds after the tip is grinded, I have a blackish tip.
I can't remember if my iron is a 30 or 45W one, but I think I need to upgrade to a 45W.
I have a gut feeling an iron replacement is necessary.