I bought one. Home Depot carries them. I took it right back. I was
soldering little connectors on the ends of wires in my bass boat and the
little connectors were enough of a heat sink to keep the tool from heating
much.

The tips are VERY fragile and wear down quick, and they cost almost as much
as the tool it self to replace. I sure get tired of being sold junk.

I did replace the batteries that came with it with fresh ones and it helped
a little bit but I am a very light user and this was not going to work for
me.


"Jack Erbes" wrote in message
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Matt Colie wrote:

I saw the TV adds for Coldheat, I even when to the site to get the
manual. I thought about it for a while.

They look like a terrific idea, but...

But I might have made a mistake. In early April, I ordered one. Along
with two different tips and significant shipping expense.

If you ever get it let us know how it works. I'm told they don't work
very well and don't start heating until in contact with the solder. So
the heat rise is slow which can be a bad thing.

I think the world's best all around and portable soldering iron for
electronic/electrical work is the Weller Portasol that uses Propane gas.
I have used mine hundreds of times and still works every time.
Adjustable heat, various tips available, also a small blowtorch tip that
works well for heat shrink tubing and other stuff.

Good tool, I couldn't imagine a marine electronics tech not having one
in their toolkit.

Jack

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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)