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How to clean and maintain your soldering iron - Kitronik University
Over time soldering iron tips accumulate old solder and other debris, this guide shows how best to clean the tip with a damp sponge or tip tinner / cleaner. There is an accompanying video tutorial, the tip cleaning guide is just part of wider collection of tutorials on using soldering irons.