On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:54:50 -0500, "John Harlow"
wrote:

I found a few links using "cold heat solder" on Google.

http://www.seattlepi.nwsource.com/bu...oldheat16.html

www.stuffseenontv.com/coldheat_ soldering_tool_303_prd1.htm

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6151688/

www.nscale.net/Article154.html

http://www.kickstartnews.com/reviews...eringiron.html

I agree that the device appears to be limited to small jobs, but
that's mostly what I'm looking for. Occasional jewelry repair, circuit
board repairs or part removal, etc.

It's a bit of a pain for me to haul out my soldering gun because I
don't use it often, but when I want it I want it NOW!

I agree also that you usually get what you pay for. This thing is
$19.95 plus S&H.

Thanks,

-LenS

LenS wrote:
I've seen TV commercials for a portable, battery driven soldering tool
whose tip supposedly produces enough heat to solder small joints
almost instantly, and then, almost as quickly, cools enough to touch.

A tool like that would be very handy for me around the house if it
works as advertised. Has anyone actually seen or used one of these
tools?

Do you have a link to this device? It's operating window sounds rather
narrow; it probably is only sized to solder demonstration joints

Because there is no "standard" soldering job, there are several different
sized tools available from a pencil tip soldering iron for electronic work
to a torch for pipe sweating. IMHO your money is better spent on a regular
soldering iron for smaller home stuff and a gun for the bigger things, and a
torch for the plumbing jobs.

Like most things, you get what you pay for.