New solder staion ??

GoneMad

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Just a quick question for the techs. My new solder station arrived. Do these things need some sort of break in at high temp to burn off any packing oils or anything like that. Or just turn on and go. Thx
 
I'd recommend reading the manual just in case, but it should be ready to use. Which one did you go for?
The manual states nothing about this. Wasn't sure if they would coat the tip with anything from the manufacturer, as I had a hard time to tin the tip. I went with the Atten 938D, It was affordable and shipping was not outrageous. Why is it so many people refuse to ship to Canada. One guy quoted me 78.00 for I think one of the small Hakko stations. Got it shipped, a few extra tips and heating element for under 90.00 with 1 year warranty. From what I read it uses some Hakko parts and tips and reviews weren't all that bad. If it doesn't do the trick or perform for what I need it for, I guess I will have to splurge.
 
The manual states nothing about this. Wasn't sure if they would coat the tip with anything from the manufacturer, as I had a hard time to tin the tip. I went with the Atten 938D, It was affordable and shipping was not outrageous. Why is it so many people refuse to ship to Canada. One guy quoted me 78.00 for I think one of the small Hakko stations. Got it shipped, a few extra tips and heating element for under 90.00 with 1 year warranty. From what I read it uses some Hakko parts and tips and reviews weren't all that bad. If it doesn't do the trick or perform for what I need it for, I guess I will have to splurge.

The main thing is keep it tinned, tin before soldering, tin after soldering and just before shutting it off. I keep mine (weller soldering station) at about 615 degrees and turn it up to about 650 if I am removing a lot of solder from a large connection or soldering a leaf switch.

I have read that using a wet sponge will shorten the life of the tip and that was a hard habit to break as I sometimes still use it. I just don't like the fact of a hot piece of metal with solder on it near what I am working on. Many time now I just use a dry piece of cloth and re tin immediately after (very very very important)
 
The main thing is keep it tinned, tin before soldering, tin after soldering and just before shutting it off. I keep mine (weller soldering station) at about 615 degrees and turn it up to about 650 if I am removing a lot of solder from a large connection or soldering a leaf switch.

I have read that using a wet sponge will shorten the life of the tip and that was a hard habit to break as I sometimes still use it. I just don't like the fact of a hot piece of metal with solder on it near what I am working on. Many time now I just use a dry piece of cloth and re tin immediately after (very very very important)

OK, now I'm curious - what's the problem with a wet sponge? It's what I've always used, yet I noticed that my new iron (OKi/Metcal) came with both a wet sponge and a sort of brass scouring pad kind of thing. I'm using the sponge out of habit - should I change?
 
I like the brass pad cleaner also they make a cleaner with deoxit. I have a pace MBT-210 and an AOYUE 710A it works ok doesn,t have the strongest vacuum but it still works good just need practice first and yes tin,tin tin the tip very important.
 
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