Ok, much to report. I really leveled up my soldering game today 😎. First up, let’s try this tip tinner stuff. It’s a hard-packed powder… but it works! Stabbing tip in was hard but I kinda just rolled the tip and it it tinned it better than I can.
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Next up. Leaded vs. unleaded. I started with Wtctin unleaded and it was really hard, so I bought Wyctin unleaded to try. Then on reco, bought Kester in leaded and unleaded pen form factor. Latter is the test subject.
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For the test, I actually have a thing to do. Ordered some battery holders and one a set of with a broken lead. Let’s repair it with a butt join.
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Whoa leaded worked beautifully! MUCH easier than unleaded. Wicks nicely.
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Tried unleaded too (also Kester) and it didn’t work at all. Wouldn’t melt except if directly touched to tip. I ended up just using leaded for this second join. The A-B test turned into an A-A test. I thought my temperature (750) was high enough for both. 🤔
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Now let’s check out this solder wick stuff.
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Again I have an actual task. I ripped leads of this motor accidentally. There are still solder globs left that I need to remove to add new leads.
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This is a job for John… I mean Solder Wick
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First attempt… I… errr… soldered the wick onto the glob 😳. Wick gets hit btw. It looks like copper strands loosely woven with fiber. It wicks but also sticks.
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If you buy a solder sucker, you want the big one. The little ones rarely work as well IMO. This one or others in this form factor work well. jameco.com/z/HB-017-Jamec
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