Weller How to use a Soldering Tip Activator - Application Video

How to use the Weller Soldering Tip Activator
Increase the lifetime of your soldering tips !
more information: www.weller-tools.com

[@SmugSuspenders]

I think you have a cold solder on the right speaker.

[@Anvilshock]

My right ear feels incredibly uneducated now.

[@ARMYStrongHOOAH17]

I was worried my headphones were broken 😂

[@bobsmith674]

Thanks. I didn't realize my speakers were reversed. :)

[@arevut]

=D

[@TrystansWorkbench]

I thought there was a dry joint on the right channel.

[@AntiKipKay]

I like Wellers products

[@MaxKoschuh]

tip tipps, so to speak. Thank you. very interesting. Yes, you definitively need to use the fume extractor. I am using the weller wfe-p pump, in combination with the FE-75 and WSP150 soldering irons. Neet. WSP150 needs an additional kit though.

[@Bianchi77]

Nice info, thanks :)

[@bharatjogdand9677]

thiner agar kacche chawal me gira ho to o chawal dhokar khane ke liye pakaya ja sakta hai Kya??pls replay me quick ly

[@ahobimo732]

Thanks for the helpful video. Also, what temperature should the iron be when using the activator?

[@WellerSoldering]

you can use it on the normal soldering temperature, not overheated. for more details please contact us at [e-mail]

[@267mo]

I have just replaced the tip of my Weller soldering iron as the previous one was black and gunky (using for soldering stained glass). After one small project, it is in the same state. I have used a wet sponge with it and it hasn't made any difference. Already it is effecting it's ability to melt solder. What can I do please?

[@ga12f12o]

+267mo I have no experience with stained glass soldering, what I do know is, avoid cleaning with a damp sponge. Use the dry cleaning method with brass wool. Instead of a dabbing motion, I recommend a wiping motion from inside to outside; ''Weller How to use a Dry Cleaner - Application Video'' watch 0:35 to 01:05. Always tin the tip after cleaning, this prevents oxidation

[@Duraltia]

So if the Tip that makes contact with the Tin and Material is getting black do this. How about if the area behind the Tip that never makes contact gets black? Is there a need of action when this happens or is this something that can be ignored and if not, how should it be treated?

[@267mo]

+Duraltia Same problem for me on brand new tip.

[@emremat33]

why sound comes only left side?

[@WellerSoldering]

Duraltia, thanks for the question, but there is no need of action. Important is the wettable area, you should always have a tin layer on it. Please have a look to our application videos.

[@geirtjelta]

Is Weller flux LW25 safe to use on fine electronics, such as PCB boards when soldering? It has Zinc Chloride in it, and it is said that it is acidic and may corrode and destroy PCB's.

[@WellerSoldering]

Please contact our technical support department by email: [e-mail] The team will be happy to help and answer any questions you may have.

[@blindside_o0]

AH MY LEFT EAR!!!!

[@cdyoutoob]

The thing this video misses explaining is that this process of cleaning should be done sparingly as it does deplete the life of the tip. If you have constant problems needing to do this you need to reduce it and look elsewhere on what is causing the problem, overheat, underheat, wrong flux, wrong flux core solder, storage being the most common that come to mind. Use the brass gently as the video shows.

[@metzenw86]

I don't do a massive amount of soldering, but the Tip on my Weller is over 5 years old and I've never had to retin it. I've always cleaned it in the wet sponge they provide. I've never used the brass. Wish I knew what I was doing that feels right. Maybe I use high quality solder? Been using the same roll for 5 years.

[@cdyoutoob]

@@metzenw86 You actually re-tin it every time you add solder to it. You probably mean you don't corrosively clean and prep the tip for use often. Something common on simple tip irons. Small tubs typically labelled Tip Tinners are really Tip Cleaners. A much higher corrosive flux than normally used in electronics in a compound that includes a powdered solder. Wetted sponge does damage all tips, but it's to do with temperature differential from the temperature it was before hitting the sponge. Thermal shock to tips is less of an issue with leaded solder due to the tip being at a lower temperature, but it still occurs. It's also related the environment and how the user wets the sponge. Older Weller tips are significantly better grade than most of the cheap junk people buy nowadays on low-end soldering irons.

[@metzenw86]

@@cdyoutoob Thanks for the clarification. Yeah, I don't do a whole lot of soldering. But I do keep my equipment clean. My Weller WE1010NA has served me well, as did my WES51 before.

[@rickpercy87]

So does the wire wool replace the damp sponge nowadays?

[@XSevenSonata]

I use a sheet of fine grit canvas sanding paper, folded up into a small square. Those wire wools don't provide enough resistance and abrasion for me. I'd rather use a damp sponge or the green scrubbing top of those dish sponges than that wire wools stuff. I will say, though; some people don't like keeping they're damp sponges clean or replacing them. Because they do start to smell or mold overtime due to them being damp and sitting.

[@Anvilshock]

Yeah, sanding paper, good way to fucking ruin your tips, scratching off the protective coating, exposing the bare and sensitive core. The brass wool is much more gentle, and a brass brush complements it nicely. The dampness shocks the tip, and steam is surprisingly corrosive. Not to mention that melting and smouldering sponge plastics forms nasty, sticky crud. Sanding paper is the worst advice.

[@XSevenSonata]

It's not advice, It's preference.

[@atarileaf]

Is this another term for tip tinner?

[@WellerSoldering]

yes, it is.

[@buddywebster4831]

thanks for the "tip" - and yes it worked to cleanup my nubie burnt to almost charcoal iron

[@nh8324]

I keep getting a sticky residue behind on my soldering pieces and I don't know why it's really hard to get rid of aswell it's like the sap from a tree

[@mintsquirrel762]

Most likely it is rosin or flux from the solder which prevents it from oxidizing. It is generally pretty easy to clean off with some isopropyl alcohol.

[@bharatjogdand9677]

ise khane se Koi side effects to nahi hai na??

[@Jim-bs9nt]

👍

[@Buddy-po4hv]

My wife does the same to my tip

[@jamesmarshall2268]

Does she leave it nice and shiny?

[@Draconia111]

Why is there no german vifeo if it is a german company?

[@Manfred-123]

Good question 🤷 Gute Frage 🤷

[@KV-Pydro]

I do this a dozen of times and it still keeps going black after some uses. I have changed 4-5 new tips so far, always the same. I thought that the issue comes from the flux, but first: I need the flux, second: my cheap second soldering iron from T___t doesn't have this problem. It is a pitty not to use a 250€ tool and replace it (successfully) with a 20€ one. Any ideas??

[@Smrda1312]

The more you do this the quicker the tip will oxidise. You should be doing this sparingly

[@Wichitan]

You use the flux as needed to keep the tip clean and shiny. If you stop using it, the tip will brown and eventually lose the ability to transfer heat effectively. Then you'll have to perform a deep clean of the tip to restore it. One thing I don't see mentioned is taking a shop towel and rolling it up tight into a 'cigar' shape with one flat end and taping it up to keep it together. That flat end can be used to wipe the tip between fluxes, prolonging the tip's cleanliness. But you'll still need to re-flux regularly. Finally, when you're done, flux the tip real good, pile on a bunch of solder, and *let it cool.* This will keep the clean tip protected until you're ready to use it again. Then you just have to heat it up, wipe the tip off, flux it, and you're ready to go.

[@Wichitan]

@@Smrda1312 Disagree. *Fluxing should be done regularly to keep the tip clean.* Otherwise, you stand to lose heat and introduce contaminants into your workpiece. As for the tip oxidizing; they all do. But keeping the tip clean will prevent oxidation from becoming too much of an issue until it's time to replace the tip.

[@Smrda1312]

@@Wichitan Fluxing is not the same as using tip refresher. Tip refresher most definitely damages the tip

[@Wichitan]

@@Smrda1312 Nope. Tip refresher is flux. The purpose of flux is to clean the area of the workpiece when heat is applied to improve solder flow, reducing heat application time and the chances of damaging the workpiece. 'Tip refresher' does exactly the same thing, just without the solder. Of course, if you make it a point to keep your soldering iron tip properly tinned, you can reduce (but not eliminate) wear on the tip. _(Hint: There's a reason that tips are replaceable.)_

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Me like leaded solder

[@Draconia111]

Yes, i am only using leaded solder too ^^

[@kaylaandjimbryant8258]

sounds like you've been eating it too. don't do that.

[@kr4t0sg.28]

I Dont know why but i love the smell of the solder fumes.

[@Wichitan]

They don't love you, trust me.

[@Wichitan]

Retired Navy Electronics Tech Chief Petty Officer and former Micro-Miniature (2M) Repair Tech here. PRO TIP: If you get ANY of that 'activator', aka *paste flux,* on your hands or fingers, before you do anything else, *WASH YOUR HANDS. THOROUGHLY.* (Projectile diarrhea is nature's way of telling you that you shouldn't ingest this. Don't ask me how I know...)

[@WellerSoldering]

Thank you for this note, of course this also applies to the handling of solder wires - whether leaded or lead-free!

[@user-you-father]

Made In Mexico！！

[@kaylaandjimbryant8258]

as long as it works, and is cheap, who cares where it is made?

[@user-you-father]

Kayla and Jim Bryant Unidentified identity

[@kaylaandjimbryant8258]

@@user-you-father i use the real weller activator, and it works just fine. there are a lot of cheap knock-offs of varying quality, some better than others, but I tend to not want to waste my money on substandard stuff.

[@user-you-father]

Kayla and Jim Bryant Manufacturers from inferior countries can only make waste

[@kaylaandjimbryant8258]

@@user-you-father that goes for any country really. look at the usa, you have good stuff, and you have trash. look at china, you have good stuff, and you have trash. the situation is the same with every country.

[@gordselectronicshobby3853]

Just so happens that the Soldering Tip Activator actually shortens the life of the tip. Reason being is the Activator has Ammonia in it and will eat away the soldering tip. I know this from many years of soldering. If you want new tips sooner then use it.

[@guai9632]

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