[Milsurplus] Bathtubs, again.

[Revcom]

Not all soldering irons are created equal however.  A 100w iron of one type 
will do as good a job as a 200W of another type.
We use a OLD, (at least 50 years old) 100W we affectionately call -Big 
Bertha-.  It has a tip that is 7/8 inch diameter, 2" long and is 1/2 inch 
across tip blade.  A lot of copper. When it  gets hot, it will hold heat 
very well, and does not "sink" down when unsoldering from a thick chassis or 
opening up bathtubs.  I think it was a "frame iron" used by a  telephone 
company?  We used it to repair radiators as well years ago.

Rod
K0EQH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hutchins" <olegerityincj at austin.rr.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Bathtubs, again.


> Hue, All -
>
> I use a 200W Iron. I don't like to mess around, heats up the seam real 
> quick, and does save some of the painted markings on the CAP.  Anything 
> smaller takes to long to heat the seam and destroys the painted markings 
> on the cans.
>
> Hutch
> Hue Miller wrote:
>> What size solder iron do you need to open the cans?  I have the standard 
>> ~100W  American-Beauty type iron.  Tnx - Hue
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