Cold Heat soldering tool (OT)

[_shel_ny]

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Edited September 4, 2011 by shel_bizzy_48

[Greenbomb]

They seemed to be a real hot deal a few years back-you couldn't live without one. It's good to hear it works. Will look into aquiring one.

[Merle Coggins]

I got one a while back and tried it a couple of times. It didn't work at all for what I needed it for. In my opinion it's junk.

Merle

[P-12 Tommy]

I got one a while back and tried it a couple of times. It didn't work at all for what I needed it for. In my opinion it's junk.

Merle

Ditto for me!

Tom

[Greenbomb]

Fine!! We've got a 2-2 tie. Now I don't know whether to get one or not!

[Young Ed]

Fine!! We've got a 2-2 tie. Now I don't know whether to get one or not!

You've got to get one and be the tie breaker!

[Don Coatney]

I personally do not have one. I do have a few friends who bought them and there feedback was not good.

[old stovebolt]

I have had one of these for a while, but had never used it.

Today rather than dragging out the 50' cord, and digging out the soldering gun, or pencil I thought I would give Cold Heat a try.

I just needed to solder 2 connections under my truck. My gas gauge reads full all the time so I was connecting a gauge sending unit resistor (maybe rheostat) from a junk sender to trick the gauge to think the tank was less than 1/4 full.

The Cold Heat actually worked. I was impressed with it. I did not attempt to touch it to my skin to see how quickly it cooled. I bought it to solder.

I can't read the info in the photo you provided. How does it work? I have not seen this before. What develops the heat?

[Al B. Bach]

I got one a few years back for model plane work and was not at all impressed. Picked up a $10 radio shack iron and am still using it today. At half the price, I think I'll just stick to the old fashioned soldering iron.

[Frank Blackstone]

I have had one for years and tried to use it for soldering jobs to mixed reviews. My German(stubborn) and Irish(don't know when to leave well enough alone) heritage kept me trying. I believe Shel analysis is accurate and will keep mine if just for the novelty factor. Frank.

[Big_John]

Well, there isn't much to read on the package:D There is an instruction manual hidden in the packaging. I found that today.

I'm not selling these, just passing on how it worked for me:)

I think the satisfaction factor for use of this tool is directly related to expectations. I was not expecting very much.

The tool seems to be suited to smaller applications. The instructions say for best results to use 0.40" or smaller solder.

The technique for using this is a bit different than normal pencil, or gun work.

The iron works by having the work fitted between, or at least somewhat evenly touching the 2 electrodes in the split tip.

It actually produces a white spark/arc between the work and the tips, and heats the work, and then the solder will flow to the heat when touched to the work.

If you are only touching 1 half of the tip it does not work at all.

Paper in the case says "for additional tips visit us at www.coldheat.com"

I keep thinking that I will someday work on replacing the capacitors in my 802 radio. I think it will do the deed to install them, but may not have the uumph to get the old ones loose.

I think you might have left a zero off the size. .040" sounds right and I'll bet the smaller the solder, the better it works. Anyway.... I don't think I would go near anything electronic with it though, even an old vacuum tube radio with something that creates an "arc" to melt the solder.

[old stovebolt]

Well, there isn't much to read on the package:D There is an instruction manual hidden in the packaging. I found that today.

I'm not selling these, just passing on how it worked for me:)

I think the satisfaction factor for use of this tool is directly related to expectations. I was not expecting very much.

The tool seems to be suited to smaller applications. The instructions say for best results to use 0.40" or smaller solder.

The technique for using this is a bit different than normal pencil, or gun work.

The iron works by having the work fitted between, or at least somewhat evenly touching the 2 electrodes in the split tip.

It actually produces a white spark/arc between the work and the tips, and heats the work, and then the solder will flow to the heat when touched to the work.

If you are only touching 1 half of the tip it does not work at all.

Paper in the case says "for additional tips visit us at www.coldheat.com"

I keep thinking that I will someday work on replacing the capacitors in my 802 radio. I think it will do the deed to install them, but may not have the uumph to get the old ones loose.

Thank you

[41/53dodges]

got one of these from my brother for christmas once, went to touch it to a piece of hair-thin solder, and the stupid tip broke right off! the guys at radio snack were saying i must have forced it, but i dont think you can force solder very hard! from my experience, these are truly a "hi, billy mayes here!" special, no disrespect intended.