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Title: My Soldering Iron
Post by: psp339 on January 17, 2008, 02:29:45 PM

My soldering iron turned brownish after 3 days of use. Is this normal or is something wrong? and it seems to not work as well as it used to.
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Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: *FuFa on January 17, 2008, 02:31:58 PM

Normal, also this has nothing to do with PSPs does it?

Moved... geez

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: psp339 on January 17, 2008, 02:48:09 PM

i use it to mod psps.

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: anthonyta on January 17, 2008, 05:29:07 PM

after 3 days? wth ahah mine turns brown the first time use it

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: Timmy on January 17, 2008, 05:43:29 PM

that happens to be heat

believe it or not thats what soldering irons do, they heat up

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: CrkPyro on January 17, 2008, 08:24:00 PM

it won't work as well if you don't keep the tip clean. I tin the tip(melt some solder on it) after I'm done soldering. It helps keep the tip clean and it'll heat up faster for next time.

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: Siggen on January 18, 2008, 01:34:17 AM

just clean the tip, don't care about further up on the psp
you could of course not clean the tip, but it is easier to solder with a clean tip

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: TheMagnolia on January 18, 2008, 01:48:12 AM

That's common with metals that have been exposed to heat for a long period of time.  My soldering iron looks the same, my dads is brown the entire way.

Nothing new happening there.  Don't worry it's normal.

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: ryan0 on January 18, 2008, 08:23:00 AM

its called point of decalation,look at a motorbike exhaust or a circular saw blade,its the exact same,it happens to loads of things

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: psp339 on January 18, 2008, 05:07:51 PM

I think i need a new tip. right now the tip seems like its been melted and the small tip is gone.

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: kink192 on January 29, 2008, 10:36:31 AM

this and oxidation are common in soldering irons

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: cwn723 on February 21, 2008, 05:32:02 PM

yep, yours actually looks super clean compared to mine. :tup:

Title: Re: My Soldering Iron
Post by: GhoSt on February 25, 2008, 10:17:42 PM

Quote from: TimmyDX on January 17, 2008, 05:43:29 PM

that happens to be heat

believe it or not thats what soldering irons do, they heat up

lol  :rofl: i was sure it worked by teleporting the solder... i have been proved wrong lol.