[Mistawes]

What I find better than a damp sponge is steel wool, put one in a shallow tin (bend in the sides to hold it in there) and dip the tip of your iron into that. It really cleans everything off and doesn't cool the iron much. I add a fresh drop of solder to the tip again after, to prevent oxidation.

BTW, I'm not talking about brillo pads (especially not the ones with soap embedded in them), but these:


But a damp sponge works too.

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by donkey-punch @baileyscream if i weren't a happily married man wi 2 kids and another on the way i would gladly go for a bit of bromance wi ya. but as it happens all of that spiel applies so you gonna have to settle for a like I'm afraid. I've got an old bluetooth board from a knackered console I hoyed in the bin. It has plenty of points on it for me to sacrifice. On a side note will i need to desolder the linker or am I good to add to it.

erm...............
i err...............
yes well thats all...........

what the hell do i say to that????

the linker has the same maplins lead free solder (bloody maplins)
so your all good
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Originally Posted by Mistawes What I find better than a damp sponge is steel wool, put one in a shallow tin (bend in the sides to hold it in there) and dip the tip of your iron into that. It really cleans everything off and doesn't cool the iron much. I add a fresh drop of solder to the tip again after, to prevent oxidation. BTW, I'm not talking about brillo pads (especially not the ones with soap embedded in them), but these: [/IMG] But a damp sponge works too.

top man
i was going to mention this but i could not find a pic to help explain what i ment