Repair Soldering Iron || Solder NOT sticking to the Tip , how to Clean and re tin

Repair Soldering Iron for Solder NOT sticking to the Tip plus how to Clean and re tin
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[@danielmikawa1973]

Wow you could not be any more wrong on any of this. Do not destroy your iron as shown in this video.

[@tektak7405]

Kiss your soldering iron good bye after this.

[@224chingon]

Why

[@rafiemajid4044]

Is so dum I done this

[@narrowempress1625]

Funny how he loved this comment

[@メSei]

@@224chingon because of the sand paper, the tip will damaged.

[@mortysmith2192]

@@メSei well that doesn't really mean much if you were going throw in anyway might as well give it a use

[@apaskalss5159]

incorrect, sandpapering remove coating of solder iron. Now it will oxidise everytime u heat the iron

[@krisneave7395]

Seems to work though doesnt it?

[@HigherPlanes]

mine oxidises anyway, so stfu

[@EmperorThePro]

@@krisneave7395 do you even know what oxidising means? No one said it wouldn't work. But it definitely ruin the iron from inside out

[@Adam-oz1vm]

I wish i saw this comment, i ruined my tip now i need to buy a new one

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Yup, avoid harsh abrasives, especially sandpaper (and using a cutter) at all cost, it'll strip away the chromium plating and iron plating, the most important plating and deform the tip.

[@germancarrasco2028]

4:48 Had the glove in the wrong hand...

[@cadenlefever6975]

Do not do this the sandpapper the sand paper breaks the coating on the iron and it will oxidize when it heats up. Never use an abrasive surface on a iron

[@TheGrayJacket]

So then what should you do?

[@taunteratwill1787]

The acid is also a joke! 😎

[@musicrock_]

Yeah destroy it..!!! No more plating

[@yyabay]

EVERYWHERE HINDI KZbinRS (ACCENT AND HANDS)

[@IsaKocoglu]

Yes! With nearly 1.5 *BILLION* population, one would expect to see quite a few more Indian KZbinrs.

[@uk-neil1234]

45 years using a soldering iron, i have never used sandpaper and never will. Just keep the tip tinned with solder every time you switch off. Maybe gently use brass wool and solder iron sponge.

[@justsheeeps134]

No guys!all of it was wrong! That was the protective layer above the copper inside the tip It will kill your tip Please love them ffs I think using citric acid cleaner is much better btw

[@Onkel-Stevo]

If you use brass wool after every soldering session, the soldering iron won't get dirty an you don't have to destroy it with sand paper 😉

[@DrZipZwan]

yes, I have been using Pure Copper tip for a long time, and there down side is that they oxide very fast, and they need sanding, other than that you melt fine solder.... Then I tried BRASS!!!! game killer!!! easier to tints and tips do not oxide easily if not even, a realy game changing!!

[@bruhmettinmomentogullar4215]

does the steel wool for dishes work too ?

[@Onkel-Stevo]

@@bruhmettinmomentogullar4215 No. Steel wool will scratch and destroy the surface of your solder tip. Brass is smoother. If you don't have brass wool use a wet real sponge, cloth or wool from cotton or sheep. But no sythetic wool or sponge, it will melt.

[@bruhmettinmomentogullar4215]

@@Onkel-Stevo i tried the sponge and its not getting any "less blacker" even when i use it at full power (48w) it just struggle to melt anything at all

[@tactical1015]

But why though? maybe if it was the last tip on earth i would do this. If you need to solder electronics and have them work afterwards just get some new tips or it will turn into a mess and make you destroy stuff trying to stick the solder and heating for too long or small blobs will jump off the iron and land who knows where and pokssjbly create a short. Dont just take your dads old iron in the garage used for pipe and start fiddling with your iphone.Dont use his plumbing solder either its not what you need.

[@kblee60]

Had a soldering iron which will not stick solder, since I haven't been using it for a long time. The tip is oxidized. I remember not to use sandpaper as it will take off the coating. Since flux is acid, it's use to clean the joints, I tried using citric and oxalic acid. Both worked well, just use damp paper to swipe or dip the iron in these weak acid and clean up. It will retain the solder again.

[@curiousseal2678]

Thanks! Was looking through the comment section to see if anyone had any other way of doing this before resorting to sand paper

[@karijohartmann2649]

@@curiousseal2678 honestly you both should get better irons. The problems you are describing are only ones that happen with very inexpensive irons. Most decent irons have a solid core tip at least. You shouldn't be afraid to send them a little bit with some fine sand paper.

[@eadweard.]

Useful info, though I think you could have just said "Sand the tip".

[@electronics_hobbyist]

Always make sure your tip is well maintained to prevent this, when you have a new tip, first thing to do is clean and tin it, after a few joints, wipe, clean and tin it again, when you're finished, clean it and melt some solder on the tip and turn it off, the solder at the end prevents the tip from oxidizing, never leave your iron tip bare when you're finished because your tip will oxidize and sanding and filing your tip will rapidly destroy it when the plating is removed and there's bare copper

[@anonamemous6865]

Thanks bro

[@electronics_hobbyist]

@@anonamemous6865 no problem bud

[@rcandrew8780]

Yea I've been messing the tips up for a few months now...still learning,Thank you.

[@electronics_hobbyist]

@rcandrew8780 no problem buddy

[@АлександрШевченко-ъ7к7г]

sorry i'm no a native speaker, what does tinning the tip mean?

[@jimmysavo8829]

best way to destroy the tip, congratulation...

[@Nicovta]

XD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R O T F L

[@airplanewhat5316]

Please tell me how to do it!

[@Nicovta]

New one and take care of it

[@Krzeszny95]

@@airplanewhat5316 Honestly, buy a new one and tin it immediatelly while heating it for the first time. You could buy activated flux or chemical tip cleaners but I think buying a new tip is cheaper.

[@airplanewhat5316]

@@Krzeszny95 thankyou! At the end it's what I've dove!

[@robertboldoranov4649]

4:48 that's great, safety first.

[@CommentThink]

@Berzerker God and when he pours the acid in the cap, he holds the cap without glove while holding the bottle with glove hahahhaha

[@ms0308]

It was dilute sulfuric acid ya speds, but then again it doesn't make sense why he wore gloves on his other hand lmao

[@vishalkumar15sw]

@@CommentThink He believes in his right hand but not left hand 🙂😂

[@MdShahin-nm7xw]

@@vishalkumar15sw 😀😀

[@kevinandmorph]

inm sure u are using a good quality solder

[@turtletrading4207]

This is definitely what you don't want to do...

[@boogerking7411]

This is dvmb. You're sanding the coating/plating

[@sykeamer88_20]

Then what are you meant to do genius

[@dushyantverma8890]

You can do electroplating on the tip with an indian coin and then by an iron wire to make another protective covering.. And it is approved correct, dont dare to go against it

[@fernank017]

Dushyant Verma buddy not all of us are from india

[@dushyantverma8890]

@@fernank017 kk iam also frm india..

[@dumon6727]

@@fernank017 um like you can literally search for what an indian coin is made up of and use the same metal to plate your tip so......

[@karijohartmann2649]

Kind of reminds me of that Phil Hartmann sketch, the anal retentive electrician. I leave the iron on, hit it briefly with the dremel drum sander, and tin it. That's it! Unless you're cauterizing wounds, I see no need for acid and ONLY CLEAN tissue paper. Get the metal clean and tin it, and go! That thick layer of fluffy carbon on the rest of the tip can actually act as insulation on a cold windy day, so long as you have good contact inside the iron.

[@Grimlydwarf]

The image that I clicked on to watch this says NO NO NO NO!. That's exactly right for this video.

[@sunnylorusso6318]

It is pronounced SOLDER ING the "L" is silent!!!!!!! If Engilsh is not your first language do not speak it!!!!!!

[@Johadart]

Now I can use this way, to make a new cork board stapler.. bahahaha. So so wrong in every way…

[@QuantumRob-yt]

Just buy a new tip and maintain it so you don't have this problem. This was a crazy amount of work for a tip that costs less than the sulfuric acid, sandpaper and time put into cleaning the existing tip.

[@EduardsTilgals]

My soldering Iron even isn't melting the solder

[@sazzadhossains4329]

ur ticks ok, but main problem is over heating.heat reduce and problem solve....

[@nothingbutthetruth7900]

Just buy a new tip. This is absolutely ridiculous watching this video I'm sure this is a joke. And sulphuric acid wow

[@masterturk971]

you can never take the high temp plating from the tip..In order to avoid that alwyas tin the tip before or during turning off the soldering iron.

[@karijohartmann2649]

Good irons have solid alloy tips. Depends on what you have handy. Some fine sand paper won't destroy most decent irons.

[@trupyrodice4462]

What the he'll is up with that power strip? How anyone takes instructions from Fire Marshal Bill over here is beyond me... My god

[@deanberglund2332]

What a terrible demonstration of how to clean a tip. People, don't follow these instructions. Use sandpaper as a last resort and even then, do it lightly so you don't scratch through the tin plating. Keep your tip tinned and don't allow it to get too hot without being tinned properly or else it will oxidize.

[@dereksmith2742]

This guy just destroyed his tip🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dattatrayalimaye8070]

Over heating is the main reason that causes damage to the tip. Use a fan regulator to control voltage applied to the soldering iron.this improves the life of tip.

[@marcoantoniomejiamedina8539]

Wow, WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. This video could have easily taken 2-3 minutes tops to make

[@ghassaniamir8139]

Going to report this video for misleading information for 2 years. Good thing i sanded a cheap solder iron. Imagine a person new to this doing his/her business or something.

[@kevinandmorph]

i use copper tips or i electroplate copper to the tip

[@Rave303]

Fail! The man has abraded the coating on his iron using sand paper. Don’t follow.

[@uttamx2016]

it worked for one time . it is getting slowly black on tip , what next step to follow

[@hubristicmystic]

Looks like the other commenters are saying A) acid treat, heat up and “tin” the whole tip by covering with solder. Always leave the tip coated with solder B) ideal - buy a new tip and tin it after every use

[@uttamx2016]

@@hubristicmystic I will try. Thanks for your comment

[@ArJuna22]

And it still won't tin or hold solder. FAIL!

[@pavlika3611]

It was wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mantapbetul6686]

Its must recoating with nikel.

[@treker1000]

Thank you, this video was very helpful for me. Also, thank you for pronouncing "solder" and "soldering" correctly and not "soder" like the american videos, which I cannot watch due to the mispronunciation.

[@retroonlinemultiplayer9196]

lol i have never heard anyone in america call it that but cool story bro

[@61spindrift]

Reading all the negative comments on this man's well produced, articulate and somewhat helpful video was discouraging. Looking at his tools and noticing his accent I would bet he does not live in the U.S/UK/Australia or some other country that has access to state of the art equipment or $ to purchase them. My guess is he lives in India with a billion people and only 10 have even a solder iron. The iron he is using was probably passed down from his grandfather and was sanded well before he got it. So last resort if the tip had its coating removed before is to sand. And that will work. Not long...but will work to do a job. Hats off to a well produced video and using what ever means necessary to make a fix.

[@anujupadhyay10]

Still the most incorrect way of soldering iron maintenance

[@OldMarius-gn5kk]

wow, wheres your proof with all those yapping.

[@user-zc4mm8ik5f]

​@@OldMarius-gn5kk these "yap" things are getting out of control

[@GruvenHaus]

What a durogatory thing to say "only 10 have even a soldering iron". Coming from an entitled individual who has 10 ft. tunnel vision right down his nose.

[@emilsustrean938]

Soldering copper you can clin putt in Borax when it is hot.

[@infected7258]

Only do this if you have a fully copper tip

[@tobydyes]

You're taking the chrome plating off sandpaper no good

[@mbarizia]

the glove story @4:48 reminds me of the one who eats the peel and throw the banana

[@Onkel-Stevo]

😂

[@johngddr5288]

Sanding destroys the outer layer of the soldering iron

[@abbasthegreat5]

Thank you Sir.

[@mhmdjosh617]

Really short vedio and useful, if this method works, i will subscribe to your channel

[@_inFiniTy7]

This is the dumbest way to actually 'ruin' your iron.... !!!! You should simply clean it with a wet cloth and use flux and solder 2-3 times to get the perfect shiny tip

[@Krzeszny95]

what if that doesn't work?

[@_inFiniTy7]

@@Krzeszny95 then you need some more practice with the technique or maybe get someone to clean it for you.

[@retroonlinemultiplayer9196]

buy a new one @@Krzeszny95

[@average_Gamer321]

WRONG, You need to use a brass ball coil or a sponge!

[@Verightess]

If your tip looks like the one in the thumbnail, It's done for toss it

[@jlapix8340]

Is there something else you can use besides sulfuric acid to clean that

[@omegabiker]

maybe hobrite

[@eazyone2364]

i heard you should never sand paper your iron tip, this is clearly a lebo job

[@dontblameme6328]

No! Never sand a soldering tip!

[@SumitKumar-ym5it]

we dont find sulfuric acid then what to do

[@razor5018]

Can i use ethyle alcohol/sanitizer instead of sulfuric acid

[@brokerbin28]

Bought a new Duratool tip for £0.75p

[@mcombsemail]

Sandpaper and sulfuric acid? LOL Do not listen to this guy. You will remove the tips coating and destroy the tip! Hot dip in flux , tin and wipe on a wet sponge and repeat is the way to clean a tip.

[@DandyDoesIt]

Or... Buy a new tip.

[@sowmyab.v2859]

Can we use metal it is like sand paper

[@jakeyy0]

i use sandpaper to remove excess solder

[@pedrosmith4529]

People saying that will ruin the iron... that's to be able to use the already ruined iron...

[@fungames24]

He did ruin the tip. At the end, the solder was balling up.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

You only need to do the working tip not the whole thing.

[@carle2552]

Don't do this. just buy a new tip if you have to.

[@karunamaymohanta9759]

NO,NO,NO. your are goingto kill it!

[@uriarte234]

So wrong!! say good bye to the soldering tip .

[@ramazanvarol3818]

the soldering machine with yellow power makes the tip more performant, and the lemon salt also makes the soldering tip beautiful

[@DeadZoneRAJa18]

I have black sand paper can I use it in

[@ShahxadAkram]

Thanks it worked..

[@joshbrazzell8549]

"How to destroy a soldering iron tip 1 on 1"

[@JM-yx1lm]

1 on 1!! Hahaha geeze dude, its one O one, 101. 9 people are dumb enough to like your comment

[@christophertadeo6120]

So when u solder youre basically doing an electrolysis with the solder tip as cathode hence the unavoidable accumulation of residue due to oxidation... 🤔... Eh, sulfuric acid? ... He's reversing the electrolytic process? 🤔... He did not. 😳

[@Jevasyvok]

Never use sandpaper!

[@Kostanj42]

hmmmm hmmm where have i already seen this thumbnail...

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

DO NOT USE SANDPAPER THIS WILL LITERALLYBMAKE YOUR SOLDERING IRON UNUSABLE

[@KM-oi9ks]

I think the point is....its already unusable. Taking off the coating is no bueno, but when the tip is already FuXed then you gotta do what you gotta do. Title should be , "last option to save a tip before throwing it away"

[@fungames24]

@@KM-oi9ks It's still unusable after sanding. It's basically a waste of time on a pure iron tip. Copper tip is OK to sand and will work like new.

[@GG-od2tr]

Thank you

[@MrCrazyPavel]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@janakinaik1761]

Thanks bro

[@NgocHan-zz1dg]

Quá cồng kềnh

[@eokstwew]

nice

[@unglaubichuberlieber8048]

MANY MANY MANY THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT DETAIL PRESENTATION...HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

[@anantalalsarkar3323]

Mr.Electron. Are you from America? if your answer is yes ! I have nothing to say. If your answer is negative? then I wd like to share something, which you can admit or not ! that doesn't matter. " my brother, do you know the percentage of your viewers (specifically published in KZbin) who knows English or can be able to understand? You may be agree with me or not thats only 5% wanted to teach something watching this type of video in Y.T.( only the beginners,and apprentice like me)Brother very sorry for too much talking! but believe me I have no intention to hurt you. It was my and only mine opinion. Please don't take it otherwise? think about my proposal in future. Very best wishes for your upcoming videos in future .

[@Idevournarcissist]

Uhh..you go ahead fella

[@rangka-ESAF]

Juat buy a new tip rather than sanding it and using sulphuric acid, new tip are cheap anyways. And next time coat and maintain your tip better...

[@shameemkondeth5291]

It was my problem thankyou

[@jmdds]

NEVER use sandpaper to clean soldering iron tip chapati boy.

[@kdr-ql7pz]

Just buy a new tip...

[@xbmc79]

Due to a defect in the soldering station, the soldering tip heated up until it glowed. I couldn't find a way to re-tinplate the tip. Everything fails. I think, the heat destroyed it totally. There was nothing left for me to do but grind the tip down to the copper. It looks like extreme heat is destroying the coating completely ???

[@retroonlinemultiplayer9196]

dam bro you tryna fix an xbox?

[@adolg4049]

How to do another tip ?

[@arunbhatt8364]

Nice.

[@ckinc89]

My soldring iiren also not stick

[@kimkong9622]

long time ago 60 yrs ago, was never a problems. we was usuing pure copper tip;

[@DJtechnical0]

60 vodka soldering iron hai uski nedil Tut gai hai aur uska net bhi toot Gaya uski needle nikal Rahi Koi jugaad karke batao

[@baburamabadhran1437]

good one, thanks

[@ion_q]

Oh dear! Wrong!

[@Diace56]

can i change sulfuric acid with vinegar?

[@MrElectron]

You can try that..

[@victorarunachalam4645]

Wrong concept.

[@keeganharmon8595]

Ummm no.....

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Cool, thanks, though sandpaper (and scratching with a cutter blade) should be the very, very last resort, avoid harsh abrasion, it'll strip the iron plating at the tip and the chromium. Even if it's a copper tip, it'd deform the tip as well in no time, if sandpapered every time but thanks for sharing. My iron has been eaten a bit, even though I always clean it with the sponge after every use? What caused it? God bless, Rev. 21:4