Soldering Tips
Soldering need not be a chore for modelers. You must start with a good soldering iron which has a clean tinned tip. Use Lead Free Tip Tinner to tin and keep your iron clean and tinned. Apply Supersafe® Flux to the item to be soldered. Apply a small amount of solder to the soldering iron tip, then hold the iron to the object to be soldered. You must form a bridge of solder between the iron and the item in order to have good heat transfer. As soon as the small amount of solder on the iron starts to flow onto the object, apply more solder as required to complete the joint. It is a good flux that makes soldering easier. The flux performs two functions. First it cleans the metal that is being soldered, then it makes the solder flow properly. Supersafe® flux start this cleaning action as soon as they are applied, thus making soldering easier. We recommend you use plain warm water to remove excess flux on circuit boards. For soldering Model RR rail and other general soldering, as long as an excess amount is not applied and joint is heated properly, flux will be neutralized and need not be washed off. We are confident you will find soldering much easier if you use Supersafe® Flux, and keep your iron tip tinned with Lead Free Tip Tinner. Click for tips on using Superior No.1260, flux for aluminum, stainless steel and other hard to solder metals. No.1260 works great for soldering LiPoly Cells..
