cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

[pac112]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

...and the horse says...NAY

-Mike

what did the pig say?

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

what did the pig say?

and the pig says...don't buy that f**king pile of crap fake soldering iron, get yourself a 25w weller and call it a day...OINK OINK :laugh2:

-Mike

 

[Pepi]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

Anybody want to buy some snake oil :newangel:

 

[JammerMatt]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

Damn! Already did it!

 

[HolyDirt]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

I reckon it wouldnt be hard to mod it so that the heat comes on when you press a button, instead.

 

[pac112]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

I reckon it wouldnt be hard to mod it so that the heat comes on when you press a button, instead.

thats what i though too. but i think its better to pass. the tip still aint too suitable too.

 

[pac112]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

Anybody want to buy some snake oil :newangel:

thanks man. lizard oil the in thing now.

 

[Ball&Chain]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

well, ill say both yay and nay. I have one and used it for the first time today. I used it to replace the neck and bridge pups in one of my guitars. At first i found it fairly awkward. The tip is in 2 halves as some have said. In order for the heat to activate, the iron has to be on and both halves of the iron need to be in contact with metal.

It took some practice in order to do this smoothly, which was a pain in the rear, but It was awefully convenient not having the wires and waiting for an iron to heat up.

After you pull the iron away it cools almost instantly and you can set it aside if need be safely.

Its a good idea, but definately needs to be improved upon.

 

[FretFire]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

well, ill say both yay and nay. I have one and used it for the first time today. I used it to replace the neck and bridge pups in one of my guitars. At first i found it fairly awkward. The tip is in 2 halves as some have said. In order for the heat to activate, the iron has to be on and both halves of the iron need to be in contact with metal.

It took some practice in order to do this smoothly, which was a pain in the rear, but It was awefully convenient not having the wires and waiting for an iron to heat up.

After you pull the iron away it cools almost instantly and you can set it aside if need be safely.

Its a good idea, but definately needs to be improved upon.

I don't really see any advantages here. I take my iron out and turn it on first, let it warm while I'm gathering up the rest of the supplies I'll need for the job. Setting the iron aside isn't a problem either if you have one of the simple coil stands. IMO the cold heat is a good idea, just not for guitar work.

 

[Ball&Chain]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

I don't really see any advantages here. I take my iron out and turn it on first, let it warm while I'm gathering up the rest of the supplies I'll need for the job. Setting the iron aside isn't a problem either if you have one of the simple coil stands. IMO the cold heat is a good idea, just not for guitar work.

Try doing that with a tazmanian Devilesque 2 year old in the house.

See the advantage now?

 

[FretFire]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

Try doing that with a tazmanian Devilesque 2 year old in the house.

See the advantage now?

True, but a locked door can fix that problem too .

 

[pac112]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

True, but a locked door can fix that problem too .

That or some whiskey for the lil one.

 

[Ball&Chain]

Re: cold heat solder iron : yay or nay?

True, but a locked door can fix that problem too .

Yea, that might be a deterent for about 1/2 a second.
:dance:

That or some whiskey for the lil one..

Whiskey?
That way he can break even more stuff? :smack: