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Ray Reese
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 04:06 pm: | 
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I highly value the opinions of many of the folks on this forum. I'm wondering if the Cold Heat Soldering tool is really as good as it seems on the infomercials on TV. I'm naturally skeptical; but, I'd like other opinions.
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Sam
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 05:44 pm: |
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Check out what Bill Machrone has to say about it:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1750090,00.asp |
charlie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 06:01 am: |
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I have used an alternative to soldering - a small blob of conductive epoxy applied with a toothpick.
Conductive epoxy is the main ingredient in the rear window defroster repair kits obtainable from auto parts stores. I reattached a Yashica Electro 35 lead to its pad using some a year ago and it is still functioning. |
Henry
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 09:19 am: |
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My wife bought me one for last Christmas. Tried it then went back to the old fashioned irons because I use specially bent and prepared tips to accommodate my inability to raise my arms. In other words my forearms are always in contact with the desk, even when having to reach over and around things.
But the Cold Heat tool worked fine. The spark always worried me when soldering on IC's, etc but no damage was ever incurred.
Have to admit they are certainly handy to take places where a 110 outlet isn't handy.
Henry |
David Ritchie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 09:24 am: |
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I am a novice at soldering, but this cold heat tool allowed me to do some soldering jobs that I probably would have made a mess of using a conventional iron. I suggest that anyone using this tool follow the mfg. recommendation and use 18-20 gauge solder. Solder is available from Radio Shack. |
David Ritchie
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 02:29 pm: |
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As a followup to my entry above, I broke the point on my cold heat soldering tool, and was told that a new one is available only from the mfg or distributor at $16.95! Almost the price of a new unit. I did not ask about postage at that point, but I had bought my unit for $17.95 so this sounds like kike a complete rip off. |
