The tip is probably just dirty - if there is burnt fiberglass or plastic on the tip, it will be black and unable to hold solder. Cleaning it using a wet sponge will expose the metal and allow the solder to bind again.
Andrew ----- Original Message ----- > I asked a question a couple of days ago about soldering small smt > components. Kaimartin posted a video of someone soldering smt > components > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXhny3R7lk In the video the tip to the > soldering iron is a shiny silver and you can see that the solder > sticks to > the tip. > > Now before being disabled, almost 20 years ago, I never really > soldered many > things and now I'm having aides do it so it's pretty much the blind > leading > the blind. I have a new tip to my iron and it has turned black and > more or > less reples the solder. The solder just beads up on the tip and drops > off. > I'm sure we didn't condition the tip right but what's going on when > it's > black and repels the solder? Is the temp too high? How can I get it to > that shiny silver solder sticking to it condition? > > Thanks > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
