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Member Since: August 18, 2011
Country: United States
Product TOL-11704 about 12 years ago
I don't know if it is true, but I was taught to clean the tip just before use, and never after use, so that the tin would stay on the tip and prevent it from corroding.
Edit: Just need to add that after a session of soldering I clean and re-tin the tip, of course.
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