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REQ - opinion - these "cold" soldering irons
These kinds of things
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xmod-Cold-Heat...QQcmdZViewItem are they any good? Got a 25 watt antex at the moment that is OK ish, and can't justify a three figure pro hot air job,. opinions? TIA |
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xmod-Cold-Heat-Soldering-Iron- (snip)
are they any good? Got a 25 watt antex at the moment that is OK ish, and can't justify a three figure pro hot air job,. opinions? The tip is pretty small and can't heat a very large connection, but the worst problem is that it puts 6 volts (four AA batts inside) across the terminals at the tip... shorting that produces the heat. I wouldn't get near any PC board with that toy. You risk torching the components! Another thing: don't depend on the tip staying cold like they show in the ads. It does get hot on larger solder jobs and can burn you. Not worth it! Ray PS I didn't buy one. One was left on my bench by someone who just had to have it... and then discovered the shortcomings. -- My return addy is spamblocked. To reply, remove the zeroes. |
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IMHO: I Actually think it would be much more fun and enlightening to build a
nice Van De Graff and us it to solder the components to the double sided boards!! Any one that has done any amount of repair within the last 15 years knows that discharging any amount of current across a junction to solder it can and probably will decrease the longevity of modern electronics. "Ray" wrote in message ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xmod-Cold-Heat-Soldering-Iron- (snip) are they any good? Got a 25 watt antex at the moment that is OK ish, and can't justify a three figure pro hot air job,. opinions? The tip is pretty small and can't heat a very large connection, but the worst problem is that it puts 6 volts (four AA batts inside) across the terminals at the tip... shorting that produces the heat. I wouldn't get near any PC board with that toy. You risk torching the components! Another thing: don't depend on the tip staying cold like they show in the ads. It does get hot on larger solder jobs and can burn you. Not worth it! Ray PS I didn't buy one. One was left on my bench by someone who just had to have it... and then discovered the shortcomings. -- My return addy is spamblocked. To reply, remove the zeroes. |
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In article , "Art" wrote:
IMHO: I Actually think it would be much more fun and enlightening to build a nice Van De Graff and us it to solder the components to the double sided boards!! Any one that has done any amount of repair within the last 15 years knows that discharging any amount of current across a junction to solder it can and probably will decrease the longevity of modern electronics. "Ray" wrote in message ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xmod-Cold-Heat-Soldering-Iron- (snip) are they any good? Got a 25 watt antex at the moment that is OK ish, and can't justify a three figure pro hot air job,. opinions? The tip is pretty small and can't heat a very large connection, but the worst problem is that it puts 6 volts (four AA batts inside) across the terminals at the tip... shorting that produces the heat. I wouldn't get near any PC board with that toy. You risk torching the components! Another thing: don't depend on the tip staying cold like they show in the ads. It does get hot on larger solder jobs and can burn you. Not worth it! Ray PS I didn't buy one. One was left on my bench by someone who just had to have it... and then discovered the shortcomings. -- My return addy is spamblocked. To reply, remove the zeroes. I look for opinion of users, but I don't think I ever have seen a user respond, only speculators. greg |
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GregS wrote:
I look for opinion of users, but I don't think I ever have seen a user respond, only speculators. I think one speculator stated he had one left on his bench, that he USED..... |
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GregS:
My brother got one for his birthday last month..... IMHO it is nothing more than a toy.... might be useful for a very occasional solder job like a soldering a wire on a battery clip or some other light duty job. I tried several solder jobs and got less than satisfactory results and I certainly wouldn't use in around and near semiconductor junctions. So there..... an opinion of a user. By the way, if you ever take a piece of equipment to a service shop and they have one of these "cold" soldering irons on the bench..... leave immediately, don't leave your equipment, find a different shop. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "GregS" wrote in message ... return addy is spamblocked. To reply, remove the zeroes. I look for opinion of users, but I don't think I ever have seen a user respond, only speculators. greg |
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thanks all, much appreciated.
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Completely useless if you need to de-solder something.
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