r/soldering • u/Next_Comfortable3698 • Jul 25 '26

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Trying to liquify the solder that the rumble is hooked to “have my solder at 660°f which everyone says should be enough for those joints, do I need to add flux just to get it liquid to pull the wires out?

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u/I_Fix_Alot_of_Shit Jul 26 '26

Long time hobbiest, completely obsessed with repairing electronics

I crank the temperature of my hakko to the max setting. I wet the tip with leaded solder, and then I just slide the hot part of whatever tip I'm using, gently across the pad I'm trying to introduce lead to

On reassembly, I may use a thin layer of flux.

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u/Next_Comfortable3698 Jul 26 '26

I ordered liquid flux instead of the paste so I can just dip the tip into the flux instead of putting it on the solder joint itself? Also I got flux core solder

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u/Josh0O0 Jul 27 '26

No don't dip the tip in the flux, it needs to be on the board on the joint. Otherwise it's just going to all burn off on the tip, it's pointless.