Hey guys,
I hope i'm posting this in the right forum, if not i'd like to apologize.
Recently i bought a cheap soldering iron and have been trying to solder some stuff together (my current goal is to solder a pin header to a router board) however i can't seem to get it to work at all, the solder just won't melt.
According to some tutorials i'm supposed to cover the tip of the soldering iron with tin before getting started. Even after giving the soldering iron 10-15 minutes to heat up the solder still needs about 15 seconds to melt when applied directly on the soldering iron. Once the first bit has melted it will cut through the rest like butter. It does not cover the tip though and just forms a "ball" together with the other solder. Here is a picture:
The soldering iron i bought draws ~25 watts and i'm using Sn 99.3% Cu 0.7% lead-free solder.
Can anyone give me advice on what i'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
I hope i'm posting this in the right forum, if not i'd like to apologize.
Recently i bought a cheap soldering iron and have been trying to solder some stuff together (my current goal is to solder a pin header to a router board) however i can't seem to get it to work at all, the solder just won't melt.
According to some tutorials i'm supposed to cover the tip of the soldering iron with tin before getting started. Even after giving the soldering iron 10-15 minutes to heat up the solder still needs about 15 seconds to melt when applied directly on the soldering iron. Once the first bit has melted it will cut through the rest like butter. It does not cover the tip though and just forms a "ball" together with the other solder. Here is a picture:
The soldering iron i bought draws ~25 watts and i'm using Sn 99.3% Cu 0.7% lead-free solder.
Can anyone give me advice on what i'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance