Hello,
Im new to electronics so I dont have any proffesional gear. I have a rigal ds1052e osciloscope and an multimeter from the local hardware store. However those work fine the problem is with my soldering iron. I got it at an local supermarket and it was about 10 euro ( 15 dollar ).
Recently i noticed it sometimes creates sparks across the board when i am using it to solder.
Now that's probably very bad ? and that is also my question,
* How can that happen I cant imagine soldering irons are designed to do so ?
* what can I do to prevent it ?
* and finally how bad is it for my circuits ?
Hope this helps.
PS: I also included an image of the soldering iron as attachment.