I'm having soldering problems tonight that I haven't experienced before. Relatively new Soldering station. Temp set at 800. My solder is just balling up and rolling off or barely sticking to the wire or terminal. Specifcally I"m wiring to the power transformer at the moment,
I have noticed the same problem extends to me not being able to tin my tip. The tip is totally free of solder. googling has all sorts of comments, but one group says rough up the tip with fine sandpaper, another says that will ruin the tip. Some said lead free solder is crap (which I'm using) and i need to find some 60/40 solder.
I do think the solder balling up and the tip refusing to be tinned must be related. The solder balls up when I try to tin the tip as well.
Any suggestions?
Esoteric DV-50, Technics SL1200-M3D, B&K Phono 10 Preamp, Sumiko Blue Point Special Evo III, Bottlehead Stereomour, Orca's