Solder Tools Overview: solder station, solder sucker, third hand, etc.

More: http://www.heli-chair.com/electrical_school.html Overview of the tools you'll need for soldering such as a 40W solder station, vacuum solder sucker, solder wick, third hand tool (helping hand tool), 60/40 or 63/37 resin core solder [a.k.a. flux core]. Kester makes a good solder with a flux agent they call "no clean" which does NOT need secondary cleaning after making the solder joint. From their data sheets for the Kester 245 and Kester 275 solder:


====From the Kester.com website=====
Kester 245 No-clean Cored Wire was developed to complement low residue liquid fluxes being used by the electronics industry. The chemistry is based on some of the same principles that have been safely used for years in mildly activated rosin fluxes. The use of 245 No-clean Cored Wire results in visually acceptable assemblies without cleaning, yet soldering quality and efficiency is comparable to that obtained with mildly activated rosin flux. Kester 245 was formerly classified as Type LR per MIL-F-14256. Kester 245 is Bellcore GR-78 compliant.

Kester 245 No-clean Cored Wire was developed to complement low residue liquid fluxes being used by the electronics industry. The chemistry is based on some of the same principles that have been safely used for years in mildly activated rosin fluxes. The use of 245 No-clean Cored Wire results in visually acceptable assemblies without cleaning, yet soldering quality and efficiency is comparable to that obtained with mildly activated rosin flux. Kester 245 was formerly classified as Type LR per MIL-F-14256. Kester 245 is Bellcore GR-78 compliant.

more: http://www.kester.com/SideMenu/Products/HandSolderingMaterials/CoredSolderWir...

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• kester 245
• kester 275
• flux core
• resin core

[BBoyFleXx]

same

[RixceU]

talkingalwayz:

The tip may be oxidized. Try applying a large amount of rosin core solder to the tip, wipe with damp sponge and repeat several times to see if it will remove the oxidation. You can try tip tinner or replace the tip if needed.

[tomaskn]

your iron isnt hot enough but since you posted this 5 months ago i thing you figured it out allready:p

[DavidPRitchey]

That's a good idea

[talkingalwayz]

how come when i try to tin the tip, the solder does not stick to it?

[Born2killx]

Why don't we call blood "blud"? :P

[park3r7]

cheers, very handy for new begineers.

[park3r7]

i'm with you dude! you get my vote.

haha

[edarem]

Why is there an "L" in solder?  I say, let's vote it out and rename it "sodder." Who's with me?