"TURTLE" wrote in message
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"LenS" wrote in message
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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?

Any comments will be gratefully received.

-Len


This is Turtle.

This thing is only good for small solder jobs like a wire on a relay board
or maybe 2 #18 wires being put together. I bought one for my brother in
law for christmas and tried it out. It's really good on small stuff but
not for anything that will take a good amount of heat to put them together
like 2 pieces of #12 wire. If everything was on things like a computor
board or a hvac gas furnace relay board where all the connections are real
small. It will be good but bigger stuff forget.

I read the report posted here and holding the connection together and
soldering it is always a problem to start with but with this thing -- if
you can get the wire to stay still and in place. it will work fine and
also small wire. It has a definate limit to it's use.

Link ---- Go to Home Depot Website and ask for [ cold heat ] and the
thing will pop up and then hit on it to tell about it. under spec.s. Now
let me tell you they are out of them and it will be two weeks before they
get any more.

TURTLE

I've tried the "Cold Heat" but wasn't impressed. I have soldering guns and
irons in the car but keep a butane iron in the tool bag for the quick
touch-up. The butane is a light weight blessing, use it, put the cap on and
put it back in the bag!

Bill