Dark powdery particles from soldering iron

[AK]

When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[default]

On Wed, 5 Jun 2019 08:03:44 -0700 (PDT), AK <scientist77017@gmail.com>
wrote:

When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

Carbon rods? That's just metal oxides from the heater and tip.

 

[Rheilly Phoull]

On 5/06/2019 11:03 pm, AK wrote:

When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

You are probably thinking of the old scope irons that used the "carbon" tip

 

[default]

On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 06:45:02 +0800, Rheilly Phoull
<rheilly@bigslong.com> wrote:

On 5/06/2019 11:03 pm, AK wrote:
When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy


You are probably thinking of the old scope irons that used the "carbon" tip

I've got an old (antique) soldering system that has two carbon blocks
mounted on top of a steel case fed by a transformer and series reactor
that is made from a bundle of wire and some super-thick copper wound
around that. I assume the work piece gets placed, bridging the carbon
blocks, to heat so maybe it was for soldering pipe or tubing.

 

[AK]

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11:19:14 AM UTC-5, default wrote:

On Wed, 5 Jun 2019 08:03:44 -0700 (PDT), AK <scientist77017@gmail.com
wrote:

When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

Carbon rods? That's just metal oxides from the heater and tip.

Okey dokey.

Andy

 

[AK]

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 5:45:10 PM UTC-5, Rheilly Phoull wrote:

On 5/06/2019 11:03 pm, AK wrote:
When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy


You are probably thinking of the old scope irons that used the "carbon" tip

No, the heater looks the color of pencil lead.

Andy

 

[S Deyoreo]

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11:03:49 AM UTC-4, AK wrote:

When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

Clean it with one of those "brillo pad" things for soldering irons. I often forget and leave mine on overnight. Looks horrible the next day, but the scrubbibg things cleans it right up.

 

[AK]

On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 8:11:24 PM UTC-5, S Deyoreo wrote:

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11:03:49 AM UTC-4, AK wrote:
When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

Clean it with one of those "brillo pad" things for soldering irons. I often forget and leave mine on overnight. Looks horrible the next day, but the scrubbibg things cleans it right up.

Thanks.

Andy

 

[Rodney Pont]

On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 18:11:20 -0700 (PDT), S Deyoreo wrote:

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11:03:49 AM UTC-4, AK wrote:
When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

Clean it with one of those "brillo pad" things for soldering irons. I often forget and leave mine on overnight. Looks horrible the next day, but the scrubbibg things cleans it right up.

This is an example of the soldering tip cleaner I use and I think is
being talked about. You replace the wire when it becomes loaded but
they are surprisingly effective, much better than the damp sponge
things.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283157286589

--
Regards - Rodney Pont
The from address exists but is mostly dumped,
please send any emails to the address below
e-mail rpont (at) gmail (dot) com

 

[Charlie+]

On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 18:11:20 -0700 (PDT), S Deyoreo
<sdeyoreo@hotmail.com> wrote as underneath :

snip

>> I often forget and leave mine on overnight. Looks horrible the next day, but the scrubbibg things cleans it right up.

A plug-in rundown timer socket was my answer to that one! Mine is set to
30 minutes. No more used up and trashed soldering irons!! C+

 

[Ralph Mowery]

In article <nfcnzbgcqvasbuvgzrhx.psq6430.pminews@ouse.infohit.me.uk>,
mlist4@infohit.me.uk says...

This is an example of the soldering tip cleaner I use and I think is
being talked about. You replace the wire when it becomes loaded but
they are surprisingly effective, much better than the damp sponge
things.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283157286589

They work very well and you do not get the thermo shock to the tip that
a wet pad will do.

 

[AK]

On Friday, June 7, 2019 at 1:01:05 AM UTC-5, Rodney Pont wrote:

On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 18:11:20 -0700 (PDT), S Deyoreo wrote:

On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11:03:49 AM UTC-4, AK wrote:
When I changed my tip on my Chinese copy of a Hakko wannabe, I saw a small amount of black powdery residue that came out. I have used the soldering around 50 times. Is that part of a carbon rod?

Thanks,
Andy

Clean it with one of those "brillo pad" things for soldering irons. I often forget and leave mine on overnight. Looks horrible the next day, but the scrubbibg things cleans it right up.

This is an example of the soldering tip cleaner I use and I think is
being talked about. You replace the wire when it becomes loaded but
they are surprisingly effective, much better than the damp sponge
things.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283157286589

--
Regards - Rodney Pont
The from address exists but is mostly dumped,
please send any emails to the address below
e-mail rpont (at) gmail (dot) com

I use one just like the pic except it is stainless steel. (I think)

Andy