Cold Solder
 

Anyone know anything about this Cold Solder Tool they try to sell on TV for
$19.95?
wb4pvt

Some folks say it's junk, but I've never tried one. Radio Shack also sells
'em.



"Charles P.L. Stokes" wrote in message
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Anyone know anything about this Cold Solder Tool they try to sell on TV
for
$19.95?
wb4pvt

"Charles P.L. Stokes" wrote in message
news:GpF6e.8630$jd6.2651@trnddc07...
Anyone know anything about this Cold Solder Tool they try to sell on TV
for
$19.95?
wb4pvt

Not at all useful for electronics.
Dale W4OP

Charles stick with standard 50/50 mix of lead acid solder
for most electrical connections. At 850 F makes good solid
connnection, that cold solder gun will not give you
that. Also im told in cold weather condx, fittings have
been known to come undone.


my nickels worth..........

steve in tx.........

"Steve" wrote in message
...
Charles stick with standard 50/50 mix of lead acid solder
for most electrical connections. At 850 F makes good solid
connnection, that cold solder gun will not give you
that. Also im told in cold weather condx, fittings have
been known to come undone.


my nickels worth..........

steve in tx.........


I don't believe anyone would seriously recommend acid core solder for
electronics work- a sure fire way to ruin your equipment. 60/40 rosin core
has been the industry standard for as long as I can remember.
Dale W4OP

An absolute piece of junk, not even worthy of taking up space in my
tool drawer!

Steve W.


On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:22:46 GMT, "Charles P.L. Stokes"
wrote:

Anyone know anything about this Cold Solder Tool they try to sell on TV for
$19.95?
wb4pvt

Steve wrote:
Charles stick with standard 50/50 mix of lead acid solder
for most electrical connections.


Acid core solder will eat your electronics - save it for patching metal
buckets or something. Use rosin core solder for electronics.

the 50/50 refers to the lead/tin ratio.

At 850 F makes good solid
connnection,

850 sounds a bit hot; sometimes the 750 on our unit here at work seems a
bit hot.

-Jason
kg4wsv

Boy, I wonder how long his equipment worked ???

Rosin core solder for electronics, even a real CB'er would know that.
Stay away from that cold heat pen, it is not good for electronics.



Steve wrote:
Charles stick with standard 50/50 mix of lead acid solder
for most electrical connections. At 850 F makes good solid
connnection, that cold solder gun will not give you
that. Also im told in cold weather condx, fittings have
been known to come undone.


my nickels worth..........

steve in tx.........

Here's the eham reviews of this soldering iron:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4623



"Charles P.L. Stokes" wrote in message
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Anyone know anything about this Cold Solder Tool they try to sell on TV
for
$19.95?
wb4pvt

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:53:57 GMT, "Hamguy" wrote:

"Charles P.L. Stokes" wrote in message
news:GpF6e.8630$jd6.2651@trnddc07...
Anyone know anything about this Cold Solder Tool they try to sell on TV
for
$19.95?
wb4pvt

Here's the eham reviews of this soldering iron:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4623

Truth in advertising. It makes cold solder joints.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
--
At the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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