I think someone on the list looked one over and we figured out it was for small gauge wire and low temperature soldering. I'd say 275f and maybe 28 awg. Nothing I could use I remember that for sure. The smallest I do is 24 awg, but with 5% silver solder I need about 460f.
On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Lenny McHugh wrote: > I don't have one but the battery powered cold touch sounds intriguing. It > only powers and heats when you touch the tip to the solder. Years ago I > tossed out my soldering iron. I set it on the stand to heat up and I did not > know that the weight of the cord turned the iron sideways. When I went to > pick it up I had a hot end in my hand. As soon as it cooled it was in the > trash. I then elected for a small gun. I haven't used it in years so I gave > it to a ham radio operator friend. > I don't know what the cold tip is called I saw it on tv a few months ago. > Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "carlhickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 3:58 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] soaldering > > > can any one give me some advise on soldering for exhample whitch is easior > to us4e a gun or an iron i hav no sight but need to doe some small soldering > jobs for my moddle train set any idears pleas > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
