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bdl666

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Posted: November 01, 2004 at 2:26 AM / IP Logged

Does anyone here have any experience with this? Or something like it?

http://http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=370-220

Does it get hot enough to solder 2 12-14gauge wires together?

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Posted: November 01, 2004 at 9:06 AM / IP Logged

your talking about the yellow one right the one that sits in a charger ? i don't see why not according to it's specs. But the ? is how convinient is it are you a profesional installer that uses it all day .are you steady in one location at all times that u can keep the charger plugged in it at all times or are u a traveling installer that keeps it on a power supply in your vehicle ,another thing i noticed it doesn't say anything about being able to adjust the temp. range.If your not going to use it often go for it. I personaly use a butane powered one made by blue point with adjustable heat range it also comes with a torch,hot knife,and heat shrink tip with are constantly used.... And yeah it would solder 2 12-14 gauge wires together!

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Posted: November 01, 2004 at 3:33 PM / IP Logged

I personaly use a butane powered one made by blue point with adjustable heat range

my friend, do you have a link to give out for this blue point butane soldering tool you use, on the web? was curious as to what it looked like and its price.

thanks, Brian.

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Posted: November 01, 2004 at 7:35 PM / IP Logged

yeah u can get it at snap-on.com they have just the butane soldering iron or the full kit buane soldering iron it ranges from about 40 to 100.oo dollars.

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bdl666

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Posted: November 02, 2004 at 1:49 AM / IP Logged

I just want to use it for the occasional remote starter install. But I mainly want it for work where I have a lot of machines to take care of, and no outlets close by. I hate dragging the extension cord and then have to wait for the iron to heat up. I could use a soldering gun (the 100/140 watt) but I will still have to drag the cord.

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Posted: November 02, 2004 at 10:15 PM / IP Logged

go with the butane powered one

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Posted: November 02, 2004 at 10:26 PM / IP Logged

Bluepoint soldering iron, YAS1

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Posted: November 04, 2004 at 7:58 PM / IP Logged

OK, how many of you have wanted to kill your Snap-On butane solering iron because she just won't heat up. Is it the type of butane that you use or is it just a smelly POS? I've gone through 3 of these things and just now I have been informed that I must use this type of butane (conveniently sold by my Snap-On dude).

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Posted: November 04, 2004 at 8:01 PM / IP Logged

I use only ronson butane. I have used cheap cans before and it clogged the soldering iron, I guess it isn't filtered as well. First one lasted a year, second one is going on 2+ years.

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Posted: November 04, 2004 at 8:09 PM / IP Logged

u don't have to use a specific type of butane for snap-on just that the ceramic under the soldering tip gets dirty so it doesn't allways turn on so just use a small awl and scrape the ceramic a little to clean it out and it will work like new again........but ronson is my favorite......

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