I have the Solder-It kit that the demoed at Dayton and other hamfests. Best Iron I have ever owned for outside work...Little pricy but the guy is a ham that owns the company
Bob W1PE -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Sawyer Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:22 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Coleman Powermate "Cold Heat" Soldering iron review Don, I have a butane 'powered' Weller iron that is just the berries for doing outside antenna work. You can take the tip off and it becomes a small blow torch which has helped when working with copperweld lines. Usually those gadgets on TV that you end up being saturated with commercials are generally nothing more than snake oil. Mike(y) W3SLK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:07 PM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Coleman Powermate "Cold Heat" Soldering iron review >From: "Jim candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Don't waste your money on this soldering iron... I recall seeing a soldering iron demo at Datyon one year, that used liquid fuel, something like lighter fluid, that contained a miniature blowtorch that heated a real honest-to-God copper soldering tip. It took it only a few seconds warm up, and worked just like an electric soldering iron. It was about the same size as 150-watt electric job. That's what I thought of first upon hearing about a "Coleman soldering iron." I have actually tried to solder using the same technique as the one described earlier, when the tip on my Weller soldering gun would break it two. I had almost identical results. Ended up making an emergency replacement tip out of a piece of #10 or #12 bare copper wire. _______________________________________________________________ This message was typed using the DVORAK keyboard layout. Try it - you'll like it. http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/ http://gigliwood.com/abcd/ ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb
