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i bought a soldering iron (that coldheat one) and im practicing soldering on some scrap 12 gauge wire...ony problem is i can only get it to solder a small amout of solder or not any at all. when the tip is heated, i can apply solder directly to the tip and it wont melt. Im thinking of just getting a regular soldering iron that actually has continuous heat. but could anyone think of what i might be doing wrong with the cold heat? (it only heats the tip when it touches wire and i can apply solder to the tip when it is heated and it wont melt..
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That iron isn't hot enough to do any "real soldering" It's okay for tinning wire (thin wire), but that's about it. If you have a large trace or surface area, it'll never get hot enough."A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
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I'm not trying to be a smart ass or any thing but what ya did wrong was get that thing. I saw it on tv also and rushed right out and got one. Mine shorted and caught fire. IMO they are junk. Take it back if you can. My advice if you are going to solder all the time is to buy a difital 100+ watt soldering station. I use that and a 200 watt gun. When I have the money I will by a Metcal system like Mr Hill uses @ BattlePack. Truth is it's tuff to buy a good system over the counter. The best thing you can do is remember to heat the work...don't use the solder.Comment
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If you have 4 or 5 hundred dollars here ya go. Systems start @ 199. http://www.hmcelectronics.com/Comment
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That solder gun is a junk i have 2 of them they are only good for emergancy solder jobs with like really thin wires like the size they use on the servos.
you need a way hotter solder gun for soldering anything normal.Comment
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Last edited by Diegoboy; 04-09-2007, 12:43 PM."A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
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coldheat = junkComment
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I had the same problem with the cold heat. JUNK. The only good part was the wire stripper. I was happy until I found out the stripper retails for $1.00Steven Vaccaro
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weller 25w iron for the small to medium small jobs (14g wire & deans), weller 80w iron for somewhat larger jobs (12-10g wire & cells), assorted torches for larger stuff.Still waiting for my boat to come in.it came in
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Weller 40 watt works well also but be sure you have at least a 1/4 inch tip but the 80 watt is very good.
Jim"Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone except God.
Billy GrahamComment
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well, i returned the coldheat and got a weller solder gun (100-140 watts) this thing will melt solder like theres no tomorrow, i tested it on the same scrap wire and this thing works great.saleens7, the wookie of rc boatingComment
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dont use that on batteries you want an iron for that"Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone except God.
Billy GrahamComment
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its for soldering wires to connectors...saleens7, the wookie of rc boatingComment
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I have really good silver solder on my site if anyone needs any it's like the best silver solder you can get for low electrical loss when you solder stuff together
Melts at 421Deg
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i have some rosin-core solder, will that be good?saleens7, the wookie of rc boatingComment
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