Cold Heat Soldering Iron (Does it work?)

[John Miller]

I have seen the ads on TV, but has anyone tried it. If you have please
let the group know what is good or bad about it. I am thinking about
getting one, but if it is junk then I won't bother.

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[Lou]

I've seen the ads too. Supposedly it is cold until it comes in contact with
metal. I can't imagine it heats up and cools down that quickly. I've got an
Iso-tip that I simply love. Heats up fairly quick, cools down fairly quick,
but certainly not instantaneously -as they lay claim with the unit you ask
about as advertised on TV. I have to wonder about this new item. I'll wait
til I see more reports on them, or they become local so I can return it if
it doesn't perform. The ONLY reason I would shoot for one is of the
portability same as the Iso-tip. I use my Iso-Tip many times - more than my
AC soldering iron, as it is heated up much faster on a moments notice. I can
have a few solder joints done before my regular iron is ready to go for the
remainder of the work load, which if I'm to do a lot of, I will use the
regular one.

With the iso-tip, the battery comes into contact with the tip, once the
power button is depressed. This one must eliminate the power button somehow,
and make it so that the item when contacting metal - creates a short - or
completes the circuit if you will - thus producing the heat. Once the short
or "metal" switch is removed, so too is the heat. Just a hunch! Could work,
but I don't know......

Lou

 

[Watson A.Name \Watt Sun - the Dark Remover\]

I have seen the ads on TV, but has anyone tried it. If you have please
let the group know what is good or bad about it. I am thinking about
getting one, but if it is junk then I won't bother.

Thanks for any responses.

[email protected]

Save your money and buy a real soldering station. If you want something
portable, go to Radio Shaft and buy a butane or propane soldering iron.
Those really work. If these Cold Heats worked as good as they claim,
you'd see a lot more of them being used.

If you get one, read the fine print. You might find that the device
won't solder something without a lot of current going thru the joint.
If this is true, it might be harmful to sensitive devices. Let us know.

 

[PJ]

I have seen the ads on TV, but has anyone tried it. If you have please
let the group know what is good or bad about it. I am thinking about
getting one, but if it is junk then I won't bother.

Thanks for any responses.

It's a miniature one of these....Paul

http://www.jensentools.com/product/group.asp?parent_id=1701

 

[L.W.]

I have seen the ads on TV, but has anyone tried it. If you have please
let the group know what is good or bad about it. I am thinking about
getting one, but if it is junk then I won't bother.

Thanks for any responses.

[email protected]

 

[Graham W]

Save your money and buy a real soldering station. If you want
something portable, go to Radio Shaft and buy a butane or propane
soldering iron. Those really work. If these Cold Heats worked as
good as they claim, you'd see a lot more of them being used.

If you get one, read the fine print. You might find that the device
won't solder something without a lot of current going thru the joint.
If this is true, it might be harmful to sensitive devices. Let us
know.

Here's an article on how it works - or at least how this one works:

http://members.aol.com/deansiding/rsstext.htm

HTH