Anyone use this "Cold Heat" soldering tool?

nickerous · Post by **nickerous** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:44 pm

https://www.asseenontvnetwork.com/vcc/c ... at/115261/

What do you guys make of this thing?

Post by **gannon** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:02 pm

Looks nice, but it also looks kinda crappy. I think someone of these boards has one, but it doesn't work well.

poppe · Post by **poppe** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:22 pm

i don't think it would be very smart to use it on sensitive electronics equipment. it would probably short something out since it heats with electric current going through the tip (i believe)

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:42 pm

I reccomend it. It takes less time to heat up. I still keep a conventional iron around for jobs that I don't feel like using the Cold Heat on.

pjmk · Post by **pjmk** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:48 pm

How many watts is it?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:13 pm

Cant be too many as it runs off two AA batteries.

RadioShack is selling them, they're pictured in the flyer. $19.99 isnt too bad for a soldering iron.

Post by **Gamelver** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:18 pm

there was another "cordless" soldering iron form radioshack.....it was a butane torch with a soldering tip on it

.... I wonder if it's any good...

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:30 pm

It gets to hot for pcb work I use a butane one on my car.

Post by **benheck** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:06 pm

I saw that thing one night... it was one of the 2 commercials during Adult Swim that WASN'T for Adult Swim (not sure how they make money like that....)

Anyway, it looked too cheap and good to be true. Though cords DO suck...

Soldering iron P?

-Ben

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:39 pm

What ever happened to the ROUTERp?

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:42 pm

Or the ever famous VacumForm Vagabond [size=0]it means a hobo or mobile like a nomad or vagrant[/size]

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:43 pm

benheckc wrote:Though cords DO suck...

Not when used properly by other people. For example, the cord went over the wire when someone was using an iron in my electronics class, and it melted through the rubber coat. The metal on the iron was grounded, so it shorted and there were sparks all over the place, as well as a satisfing pop

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:44 pm

Why don't you build a mini inverter circuit.