Tips To Get The Best Out Of Solder Tip

A soldering tip inevitably corrodes and perforates due to the regular exposure to high temperatures which gradually affects its heating ability. Apart from this, the kind of soldering flux used also affects a solder tip’s life. Water washable soldering flux or those with higher halogen content shorten usage life while rosin soldering flux and especially no cleaning variants prolong the solder tip’s life as much as possible. Again, higher temperatures, longer tips and lead-free solder wires also cut down the life considerably. The operator’s soldering skill cannot be discounted either.

Yet there are tips and techniques to prolong a solder tip’s life and get the best out of it. For starters, select the right solder tip that has the lowest possible temperature to do the job. Generally speaking, opting for a large size tip with short length works best for most solder connections as it affects better heat transfer. Wetting the tip with solder to make a heat bridge is especially useful as it helps maximize transfer of heat over a larger area between the solder and the tip. That’s why a tip that will not ‘wet’ becomes difficult to use.

Soldering iron tip
Once the job is done, you cannot just put the tools away. First reduce the temperature on the solder tip and then apply some solder on it before putting it back. Tips that have an inbuilt function to reduce temperature when the equipment is not in use prove handy. Routine maintenance like cleaning and pre-tinning with solder not just prolongs solder tip life but also ensures rapid heat transfer for the next soldering joint!

Leisto Industrial Co., Ltd manufactures thousands of models of top-quality solder iron tips for all famous brands and you can definitely find the soldering tip of your exact requirement here. And rest assured of both reliability and price which is extremely low and cost-effective.

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