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Unread 15-03-2006, 13:31
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Re: Cold heat?

the real problem with the coldheat iron is this. For proper soldering you need to heat both surfaces that are being soldered together. If you are soldering two wires then the iron should touch both, or if you are soldering an IC to a pad on a circuit board, the iron should touch both.

One way to help get good heat transfer is to put a bit of solder on the tip of the iron. The little bubble of solder helps conduct the heat to both parts.

Ok, so now you have this ColdHeat thing. How do you get the two contacts to touch and heat both surfaces at the same time? And how would you put a dab of melted solder on the tip of the iron.

I dont think either is possible. Therefore you would have to overheat one of the surfaces and blob solder onto it, making the solder blob transfer the heat to the other surface.

Weller makes a nice cordless soldering iron that uses AA batteries. You can either use alkalines or NiMH rechargeables - it works like a traditional soldering iron.

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Cold Heat.......it's pretty much an oxymoron.

See what I mean:
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Beauty mark? <= oxymoron or marketing spin?

Last edited by KenWittlief : 15-03-2006 at 14:00.
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