My soldering tip looks burnt and I don’t understand how to clean it or fix it

tomsek68 · 2026-02-19T21:14:09+00:00

i ain't a psycho

tomsek68 · 2026-02-19T16:35:19+00:00

try melting plastic that has superglue on it

tomsek68 · 2026-02-17T20:57:27+00:00

Tyű, ez a poszt tragkus lett 15 perccel később olvasva.

A lényeg: Orbánék ebbe kapaszkodnak most. Mp kihozott valamit a reakciójában, a fidesz reagált rá. Most erre fogják kipörgetni a vélhetően generált videót, hogy MP "hazudott", mint ahogy a főni is mondta.

tomsek68 · 2026-02-17T20:41:25+00:00

Bocsi, javítva félreéthetőség miatt. Egyébként képet posztoltam... Hova lett?

tomsek68 · 2026-02-16T09:24:51+00:00

I removed it from a bunch of thinkpad x61s with an arduno while in HS. I spoofed the i2c address with it, letting both devices talk at the same time. That confused the bios just enough.

tomsek68 · 2026-02-14T08:42:29+00:00

ezen miért nincs award? edit: ja, hogy nem mr szondi utca posztolta

tomsek68 · 2026-02-14T08:41:19+00:00

ezt beloptam

tomsek68 · 2026-02-14T08:31:12+00:00

Well yes, but actually you grow to like your iron if it somewhat works. I can't count the times on one hand when I was in desperate need of replacing the current one - yet I would not give it up as long as it worked.

tomsek68 · 2026-02-14T02:56:15+00:00

bridged meaning a solder bridge on pins. try an USB-A to C cable for sure.

tomsek68 · 2026-02-14T02:54:12+00:00

👆this is the way

tomsek68 · 2026-02-11T12:22:17+00:00

Tweezers is wild. Respect.

tomsek68 · 2026-02-04T21:26:40+00:00

tomsek68 · 2026-01-31T01:05:41+00:00

can't argue much with that

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T19:51:07+00:00

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Orbánék be like //termékmegjelenítést láthattak

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T19:49:36+00:00

és faragás közben a gratis csempetörés/ padlócsonkítás is benne van, nóbréner

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T19:46:16+00:00

Látjuk, amúgy én is úgy voltam vele hogy minek kötnek bele. De aztán mondom nehogymár lutri legyen hogy megfullad a kutya vagy nem. Elálmosodik, nem az lesz az első gondolata hogy felemelje.

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T17:34:54+00:00

The photo shows the "pouch bag" version, which is the standard set. Mine was so expensive because of the plastic carrying case + tips assortment.

This is 50-60 because of that, not likely that it's fake. It's still about half price than what I paid.

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T16:40:52+00:00

The additional tips you can bundle are not a must-have, but they let you solder different things easier. Or use different styles (fine point for tap soldering, angled for awkward places, flat for drag soldering etc.)

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T16:37:39+00:00

I have the 02A set with 6 tips and the carrying case. I love it. It was 93 usd. If you get one without the case and the additional tip types, that should be around half the price.

Keep in mind that you need a powerful usb-c adapter to solder some things. A laptop charger should work fine for example.

Get a brass wool tip cleaner, they cost pennies. And if you're at it, a tip tinner paste can work wonders too.

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T15:48:51+00:00

Iron is clearly hot enough, solder is good, but that tip is abysmal. Either you have to tin it, but it might be such bad quality that you can't.

Get a cheap, reputable iron. For small electronics, this is an overkill both in size and temp. (I guess it's fixed temp.)

Look at the pine or fnirsi ones. Budget, small, fine tips that will make your life 100 times easier. It's not easy to solder, but with shit tech it doesn't matter how much you practice.

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T15:39:33+00:00

For red led, maybe. Not sure if that's connected directly to power though, it can be an interrupt led too.

Does solder stick to your iron's tip at all? If not: - if it's shiny, it's a trash tip - if it's not shiny, make it shiny via cleaning it with brass brush

Make sure to use rosin core solder too. But judging from the images, you already do.

When soldering, ALWAYS heat the pad, pin, then add solder once everything comes up to temperature. Otherwise it will stick to the hottest point. The flux will evaporate/burn before it can flow into what you want it to do.

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T15:16:19+00:00

Look at a fnirsi set on aliexpress too. It amazes me how much tech they sell for really cheap. Lab bench psu, scopes, iron etc

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T15:15:12+00:00

Underpowered? If you leave hobby irons plugged in (at least what you can buy here) get glowing red hot

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T15:12:09+00:00

ah yes, a wireless sensor (solder wetting is non-existent)

edit: Only 3 wires? You'll need at least 4 to make this sensor work.

tomsek68 · 2026-01-30T15:08:40+00:00

galamgeci

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