[KCDXC] Cold Solder

[Missouri Guy, N0TT]

Bob, FWIW, there's been some talk about that on the various reflectors...
try a search on Google and see what comes up.  Try "QRP" as
one of the search words.

73,
Charlie  N0TT

On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:36:01 -0500 "N0UF" <n0uf at kc.rr.com> writes:
> I received a  Coleman 'Cold Solder' device for Fathers Day and it 
> appears to 
> work well on wires but,  the tip is two electrodes, they are placed 
> on both 
> sides and touching the wire to be soldered, a current passes across 
> the wire 
> heating it enough to melt the solder (461 F for 60/40).  I shudder 
> to think 
> what this current could do to some solid state devices.  It operates 
> on four 
> AA batteries.
> 
> My $0.02 worth.
> 
> 73,
> Bob N0UF 
> 
> 
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