RoHS Solder and Solder tip life
RoHS Solder and Solder tip life
(OP)
We manufacture electrical solenoids and have many hand solder applications. The RoHS compliant solder is becoming a nightmare and no one has yet to offer a solution.
RoHS complieant Solder tips work fine for a few hours then fail to transfer sufficient heat to melt the high tin solder. Cartidges are at temperature but tip temp has degraded severely. It appears that oxidation has formed and prevents the heat transfer.
Is there a process for cleaning / retinning these tips to extend their usefulness? Can't afford to replace tips twice a shift...Any advice / help would be appreciated.
RoHS complieant Solder tips work fine for a few hours then fail to transfer sufficient heat to melt the high tin solder. Cartidges are at temperature but tip temp has degraded severely. It appears that oxidation has formed and prevents the heat transfer.
Is there a process for cleaning / retinning these tips to extend their usefulness? Can't afford to replace tips twice a shift...Any advice / help would be appreciated.





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Using Plato 44-3113 and/or HT-202X soldering tips on
the Hexacon 80 watt iron...
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Sometimes I only open my mouth to swap feet...
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Sorry not to get back to this post sooner. I can't see any way to avoid erosion of the tin coating/plating, given the high melting temperature of the solder. Tin is useful because it a.) oxidizes slowly, and b.) wets well to lead/tin solder. Does the tin/silver wet out to the tip okay?
My only suggestion would be to investigate a different, more "noble" metal coating (rhodium or platinum plated?). Dunno where you'd find them, nor how much of your left arm you'd have to fork over for 'em...
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I have been trying to preempt this very issue, and having read these posts, I contacted Weller for comment.
From correspondence here are some points....
- solder station with more power & quicker response time may permit operation at a lower temp setting.
- increased iron plating on tips to extend life.
- an idle feature to reduce tip temp....the less time tip sends at high temp the longer it will last.
Also, lots of "good sharing" here.....http://weller.blog.com/
Cheers,
Nigel
"You will master any feeling of inadequacy you may be having"
....from my fortune cookie @ the buffet!
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RE: RoHS Solder and Solder tip life
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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By the way itsmoked, my well pump failed and I am going to put a piece of tubing down to let me use a bubbler when I replace the pump.
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Sometimes I only open my mouth to swap feet...
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That being said, I've never seen gold plating on an iron.
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Sometimes I only open my mouth to swap feet...
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I wonder if a platinum-plated tip would do better than the current nickel-plated ones.
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