Cold Heat Soldering Tool

[gogo2520]

I have one and ya it looks pretty. I don't use it because it sucks up battires fast. and you really got to fanagel around with it to get it to solder. Its like a test to see if its going to work this time or not. Like I said I got one, its on my bench or shelf someware and it sure looks pretty. Good thing  I got a weller too
                                                     have fun
                                                        gogo

[logan_dslasher]

its on my bench or shelf someware

sounds like your not using it anymore, and probably will not! can you ship it to me then?    ehehe.. i once heard that there is a soldering iron that uses hot air to melt the lead? something like that exists?

[gogo2520]

Hi logan
You mean something like this
http://www.web-tronics.com/esdsacpucore.html
   I don't have one of these yet. But it would be nice to have.

You don't want the cold soldering Tool I got, I broke one tip trying to make it work and the other on is the big one. It take 4 aa battires to get it to work and you might get 5 good solder joints out of it befor you have change batteries.
                                gogo

[logan_dslasher]

that was cool! i mean hot! ehehe.. one of my thesis proposal ideas was a soldering iron with a built-in desoldering pump.. it was just too crazy.. 

[Inuyasha]

ok i got this thing as a gift its pretty cool!
but downside...

its finiky...

you have to touch the tip just right

also you dont tin the thing...weird...

it seems sort of bogus 2 me

my theory of operation:

i thinks its a dc-dc converer

like the ones found powering the light in your scanner...

a astable multiviborator clock goes through a stepup transformer

but with some sort of regulator for the thing so it dosent arc or put a hole thru your finger

i have cut pcbs by using the arc from a scanners dc-dc converter

and put holes thru the tips of my fingers... also melted solder and lit a cigarette


 i cant do anzthing with it its weird

by the way it takes 4 AA batteries and they heat up terriblely

my opinion... it makes a better flashlight then it does a soldering iron...


i took a look inside...

1 little surface mount board... the main chipis a ....

I don't know! you tell me!

they grinded the ic # off!!!

they really must not want this piece of junk copied!

it could have been worse

i might have had to pay for it... nope i got it as a gift...

[Mac L]

Is there a patent # for the device?  If so, the documents at the patent office should clarify what's up.  Or is it not fair to go to the answer book?

[rybitski]

I was thinking about getting one of these, but I have just changed my mind...

[MP]

Is there a patent # for the device? If so, the documents at the patent office should clarify what's up. Or is it not fair to go to the answer book?

How does one go about looking through patents? Is there a URL link that you know? I know that it is public knowledge and that you could go to the patent office to look through items by category, but I have not seen an internet link. Was just wondering if anyone knew.

MP

[kid_kv]

since you can't look for it this gos to the u.s patent web site but NOT all things have a patent on them
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

[MP]

Yes, I am aware many things do not carry a patent. Thanks for the link.

Mac L: Thanks for bringing up the subject of patents. "Patents in general" might be an interesting discussion for a new topic.

MP

[jpknhtp]

A few things to note. I have owned one of these and returned it days later. It does work but it is very touchy. You have to get the tip just right on the joint for it to heat up and most the time you do have to put some pressure on it. The problem is the instruction book specifically says do not press down on the tip or you'll break it. I sucks batteries way to fast. This device is only good to keep in a glove box for and emergency solder needs, that way the batteries have a chance to recover a bit from it's last use. The thing doesn't heat and cool as fast as it says. It heats up in a short time (20secs) but the longer it's on the longer it takes to cool. It normally takes awhile to heat up so by the time you soldered your joint the thing is to hot to touch for the next minute ..... not seconds. I have looked over the patent and the patent covers the idea and tip not the circuit that drives it, it might be under another patent. The thing does put off sparks when you first touch a solder joint. Melting an already existing solder joint is a lot easier then making a new one. When trying to make a new joint if you start the tool on the solder pad you will turn the pad red hot and melt it off the board, if you start it on the solder then when it starts to melt you lose the connection between the tips and it stops heating. If you get clumsy with the tip and it touches two pads at once you will send a bad amount of current through your circuit. My suggestion. Save your money.

[audioguru]

It is a wonderful piece of junk!

[logan_dslasher]

It is a wonderful piece of junk!

am just glad that i didn't ask something like that for a present on my graduation.. it used to be in my wishlist... ehehe

[Brendan w.]

I got i for Christmas...

2006

and i can't really get it to work 
i've practiced and practiced    still can't get it to work
sometimes  i get it to melt   but when i try to get it where i want it, it
turns hard
therefore     i think harder to solder
but everything else about it is nice
i'm going to bu some more solder to practice with