How to Tin a Soldering Iron Tip

If a soldering iron does not melt the solder, the likely culprit is the oxidation of the iron tip.
To prevent the oxidation from happening, the soldering iron tip needs to be tinned - covered with a thin layer of solder.
Tinning the soldering iron tip will improve the heat conductivity and will make it easier to work with.
The subject of this tutorial: How to tin or re-tin an oxidized soldering iron tip?

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro, soldering iron won't melt the solder
00:35 - Materials needed for tinning (or re-tinning) the soldering iron tip
01:07 - Steps for tinning (or re-tinning) the soldering iron tip
03:17 - Properly tinned soldering iron tip

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