From the course: Learning Soldering for Electronics

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Available soldering Iron accessories

Available soldering Iron accessories

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Available soldering Iron accessories

- Let's take a look at some of the accessories you're going to want to purchase when you set up your electronics work bench. The first thing you do, after you've selected a soldering iron, is make sure you pick up a couple of extra tips. They're very inexpensive. And as you can see, there are a lot of different sizes, from these chiseled tips to a flat tip and a couple of fine points. Once in a while, I will use a fine point like this. And then, this is my go-to. It's a small chisel tip. This is the one you really need, and you're going to use 90% of the time. But when you pick out a soldering iron, make sure that there are interchangeable tips. Because when you need a fine point tip, you need it, and it's worth it. Next thing you want to consider is how to clean your soldering iron while you're using it. You can use something like a sponge. This soldering iron comes with a brass sponge, and also this cellulose…

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