Clean the tip when it’s cool. Examine it. If it’s pitted, chipped, or not the proper point anymore, replace it. Heat it up. If it doesn’t tin well, replace it. I go thru about 2 or 3 fine tips a year, only because of I’m doing a lot of surface mount soldering, I like having a fresh clean tip. Kinda like sharpening a pencil before starting a new big project. The bigger chisel tips for larger wire hook ups like power connections, I’ve gone thru maybe 3 of those over the last 20 years
I always buy the nicer soldering irons with true various tips. But because I don’t solder very often, I can never find it when I need it. So I end up buying a new one.
Clean the tip when it’s cool. Examine it. If it’s pitted, chipped, or not the proper point anymore, replace it. Heat it up. If it doesn’t tin well, replace it. I go thru about 2 or 3 fine tips a year, only because of I’m doing a lot of surface mount soldering, I like having a fresh clean tip. Kinda like sharpening a pencil before starting a new big project. The bigger chisel tips for larger wire hook ups like power connections, I’ve gone thru maybe 3 of those over the last 20 years
I always buy the nicer soldering irons with true various tips. But because I don’t solder very often, I can never find it when I need it. So I end up buying a new one.