"Eye On Hakko" presents "Tip Maintenance" - Video by American Hakko

Join us for a show and tell episode on the basic fundamentals of Soldering Iron Tip Maintenance with the HAKKO 599B tip cleaner, FT-700 tip polisher and FS-100 tip polishing paste.
This episode was broadcast LIVE and recorded on April 16, 2020.
Thanks for watching!

[@CYMotorsport]

8:45 my word. the soldering geek in me actually gasped out loud haha

[@frez777]

Well, I guess it would have helped me 40 years ago to learn "the most important thing" about soldering. Hopefully this next go round will fare me better. You Tube has done it again.

[@LPsCDsn12iis]

Thank you for providing this resource!

[@HakkoUSA]

If you enjoyed that check out the articles we have on our monthly E-Newsletter "Hakko Tips" I'm sure you'll enjoy it! you can subscribe here: hakkousa.com/hakkotips

[@quietringaudio]

Thank you for this Hakko Very helpful.

[@HakkoUSA]

No, thank you for being a fan!

[@TheViken1]

Thanks for sharing knowledge. I enjoy my Triple 8 alot

[@boonedockjourneyman7979]

Very useful. Thank you.

[@HakkoUSA]

We enjoy the feedback, and we aim to please!

[@arthurmorgan8966]

I bought the cheapo tip refresher, now I regret it after hearing about diammonia phosphate. It was making sizzling sounds when dipping in it.

[@SNAKERADIOS]

I love my new fr 301 desoldering vacuum and keep the maintenance parts coming for high use people like me

[@HakkoUSA]

Thank you, and we'll try!

[@coderhex1675]

Sir i just purchased a soldering station and now i know i have to purchase a soldering wire company to tin my T12 tips. Thanks.

[@gaillass1782]

I have a Hakko 455. It's the one that does not have a temperature control in the handle. It's older, and barely used. I was taught to always tin my irons using sal amoniac and my solder. Then I read somewhere where they say don't tin your iron if it's a Hakko. Have I ruined my iron by tinnng it?

[@TheSwartz]

So. Should I tin my tips?

[@HakkoUSA]

We recommend that you always tin your tips after soldering, especially if your iron will be sitting unused for a prolonged period of time. Thanks for the question!

[@keriannee]

😂

[@TimDavis77]

Do you recommend leaving a blob of solder on the tip after tinning when you go to power it off? After tinning my tips and before power down, I always clean off the tip with brass sponge wire so there's no flux left on my tips from the rosin core solder. I'm using mostly 60/40 leaded solder, fwiw.

[@HakkoUSA]

Great question Tim! So yes and no, yes you do want to coat the working surface of the tip to prevent oxidation, but no you wouldn't want to apply an excessive amount of solder, although it wont damage your tip it'll just take you longer to get started as the solder will need to melt first and create more of a mess before you can get started. Thanks for the question and if you need any more helpful advice you can call in at 1-800-88-HAKKO(42556) or email us at [e-mail]

[@RobMacKendrick]

Thanks for asking the question, Tim. I do the blob of solder thing. (I was told it helped guarantee that air wouldn't reach the iron tip sheath and oxidise it.) So I appreciate getting Hakko's take on it.

[@muhammedmetwaly4649]

my hako is making noise once i switch it on well what is that mean and if is a bad thing and i need to send it back and get another ? I hope u answer please

[@HakkoUSA]

Hi Muhammed, not sure which station you have or which Hakko product you're referring to but if you call us at 1-800-88-HAKKO(42556) or email us at [e-mail] one of our technical support agents would be happy to assist you.

[@arthurmorgan8966]

Btw, factory shipped unit comes with lead free tinned tip, right? What if I want to use leaded wires?

[@RobMacKendrick]

Not terribly serious. Just clean the tip well with tip cleaner paste and re-tin with lead.

[@jayvheesanchez6790]

what is the correct temperature then for cleaning the tips? I am still looking for the sweet spot to not oxidize tips and at the same time melt the solder the nice way.

[@monz7951]

Depends on the melting point of the specific solder you use. I guess the ideal is the lowest temperature that gives you instant solder melting

[@jayvheesanchez6790]

@@monz7951 Thank you. Its 270°C in my case.

[@barbarab202]

I'm just getting started with stained glass and my Hakko 601. I'm confused by the little metal jar of tip tinner. In this video it is only used for avery, very corroded tip - something most of us ideally will never need to deal with. Then to tin the tip, the demonstration uses a length of solder. So, the tip tinner isn't actually used to tin the tip for regular use (i.e., each soldering session). Is it correct then that I'll only need the metal 599 or sponge for regular maintenance, and not actually need the metal jar of tip tinner? Why is it called tip tinner of it's not used to tip the tin regularly? What am I missing? :-)

[@HakkoUSA]

Hi Barbara, thank you for the question, the little metal jar I believe you're referring to is the FS-100 Cleaning Paste, this is not a tip tinner. The HAKKO FS-100 is a proprietary blend of a pure tin solder powder and a suspending medium that is made mostly of petroleum jelly and just a small amount of flux. The purpose of the HAKKO FS-100 is to help the user of a soldering station remove the oxidation that may build up on their tip using a safe method that does not reduce tip life and is not harmful to the user, tip, PCB, or environment. Unlike Tip Tinners, the FS-100 does not contain diammonium phosphate, commonly referred to as DAP, which is a harmful chemical and highly corrosive. The FS-100 is designed as a supplemental cleaning aide for those heavily oxidized , and hard to work with soldering tips and nozzles and should be used sparingly. We hope you found this helpful

[@barbarab202]

@@HakkoUSA Thank you so much for your detailed reply - much appreciated! And yes, much clearer now :-). I'll get a FS-100 cleaning paste, but not stress if I need a couple weeks to track this down (only one place seems to have it locally), so can get soldering without it.

[@joewe23]

Should I purchase tip tinner or just use the solder?

[@HakkoUSA]

great question, it really depends on you, while we show in many of our videos that we always tin our tips after use we use solder, but you're more than welcome to use tip tinner. Just as long as you're always tinning your tips.

[@joewe23]

@@HakkoUSA Great, thanks for the reply.

[@jackazz02]

im using hakko fr-803b/fm203/fm204/fr-802 but my problem on hakko the parts/solder tip hard to find legit/original store in philippine or in online if i buy in online in usa shipping cost is very high

[@HakkoUSA]

Hi, and thank you for the question, we have distributors all over the world and if you check the distributors tab on our home page you should be able to find a location near you. hakkousa.com/storelocator