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[Ben Waylin]

 

[syscokid]

Brass wire sponges and tiny tin of “tip tinner & cleaner” is all I use. Clean often between soldering applications. Tin the tip before shutting down. No wet sponges for me!

 

[Rocker68]

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. This will help a lot of people.

 

[BesaMoogie]

OMG, this video is 16 min instant relaxation ?

 

[ccn]

What is the wet sponge for anyway ?

Brass wire sponges and tiny tin of “tip tinner & cleaner” is all I use. Clean often between soldering applications. Tin the tip before shutting down. No wet sponges for me!

Why are wet sponges a no go ?

 

[Ben Waylin]

What is the wet sponge for anyway ?

Why are wet sponges a no go ?

The wet sponge can cause thermal shock and undue stress the the iron, specifically the soldering tip.

 

[mcstinger]

I've always used a wet sponge and never had a problem. There is no need to speculate too much about everything, otherwise one could feel need to preheat the solder, to avoid thermal shock

 

[Ben Waylin]

I've always used a wet sponge and never had a problem. There is no need to speculate too much about everything, otherwise one could feel need to preheat the solder, to avoid thermal shock

Opinions vary on this, to be sure.

In my own personal experience, I've had better soldering tip life from using the brass wire sponges rather than a wet sponge.

ymmv

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/soldering-sponges-the-_thermal-shock_-myth/

 

[mcstinger]

Yes, I agree. Just today some guys tend to read internet info, before they even dare to turn on the soldering station

 

[Ben Waylin]

Yes, I agree. Just today some guys tend to read internet info, before they even dare to turn on the soldering station

I learned to solder in the U.S. Army radio repair school.

First job out of the Army was working on the assembly line at Compaq Computer, soldering components on i286 motherboards as they came rolling down a motorized conveyor belt at a pretty good speed.

People are free to have their own opinions.

 

[mcstinger]

I learned to solder at home, since the U.S. Army was far from me forty years ago

Of course, I respect everyone's opinion, but I'll say mine too