[QCWA] Cold Solder

[N0UF]

Read The Instructions!  What kind of Ham do you think I am Bob?

There are 10 warnings in the 8 page pamphlet.
None cover soldering electronic devises.  my favorites are:
    * Keep out of reach of children
        Do I have to return mine?
    * Excessive smoke may indicate the flux is melting which is a sign the 
tip temperature is to high.
        I though the flux was suppose to melt!

I did read the tip is a high resistive material and can be damaged by 
excessive heat.

All in All a nice little tool, very portable and could be very handy at 
field day

73,
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert & Linda Smith" <Lrsmith at cableone.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Cold Solder


> Bob,
> Thanks for the information.  I have seen that thing advertised time and 
> again and wondered how it worked.  I don't need any more soldering irons 
> or guns as I have far to many now but I still had a twinge to get 
> something new.  Just in case someone really had a new way to heat up the 
> area for soldering.  Is there any directions that suggest not using it on 
> electronics??
> Bob Smith WB6ODR
>
> N0UF wrote:
>
>>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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