cold solder

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Topic: cold solder

Posted By: fingaz22
Subject: cold solder
Date Posted: October 23, 2005 at 6:35 PM

i have a qeustion for all. when the cold solder cordless came out i bought a few to check them out and i found that they really didnt work like they advertised. main problem was not enough heat. when i was using 16 awg and under. what does everyone else think about its operation?

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JUST ONE MORE AMP!!!
hu,alpine cva 1005/dva 5205
sound processor,symmetry(first one).
sub amp,power 1000 the terminator.(1992).
subs,spl comp dual 1 ohms.
punch 150hd on a 10" ev.
alotofhighs

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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: October 23, 2005 at 7:51 PM

I got one for Christmas last year......it sucks posted_image

But I love my Mommy anyways

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Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: October 23, 2005 at 9:48 PM

Just another useless gimmick, which every non-informed individual has been suckered into buying.

Regards

EVIL Teken . . .

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Knowledge is power. But only if you apply that knowledge in a positive way, which promotes positive results in others.

EVIL Teken . . .

Posted By: Fastlearner
Date Posted: October 24, 2005 at 12:23 AM

They're not to bad for resoldering wires to circuit boards. But for doing like audio installations no way.

Posted By: fingaz22
Date Posted: October 24, 2005 at 8:58 AM

even that wiring to a curcuit board it is usless. so i brought it back to the shack where i bought it a got my money back. at first they gave me a problem and said they havn't had a problem .so i asked have you used one yet? no. so how can you say you didnt have a problem? well we have not had a return yet. i said yes you have you have, two right here ,now please my money sir. and when i see it being sold still i think how can they still be trying to sell this and a corperation like radio shack put there name on it when it dont work in the least bit. oh well, thankx for the opinions guys

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JUST ONE MORE AMP!!!
hu,alpine cva 1005/dva 5205
sound processor,symmetry(first one).
sub amp,power 1000 the terminator.(1992).
subs,spl comp dual 1 ohms.
punch 150hd on a 10" ev.
alotofhighs

Posted By: mo12v
Date Posted: October 24, 2005 at 2:11 PM

Almost like COLD FUSION......... posted_image

Score 1 for ARUBA

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Don't Learn from Others Mistakes
You Might Be the One That Knows.

Posted By: dualsport
Date Posted: October 24, 2005 at 5:57 PM

Yeah, that Cold Heat gizmo really ought to be renamed Cold Solder joints, because that's probably the best it could do. It's a nifty concept, but unfortunately doesn't work, with delicate its carbon tips and insufficient heat transfer. I really wanted it to work, but after spending minutes trying to solder a wire to a simple terminal, gave up. Fired up my Weller butane iron, and did it in a jiffy, even accounting for the time spent letting it warm up. Back to Radio Shack it went. The infomercial they show in TV is hilarious, they make it look like a mini arc welder, reattaching chains for jewelry.
The butane soldering irons work much better for situations where you want to go cordless.

Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: October 24, 2005 at 6:02 PM

I hate that thing so much I threw one across the room... I'm buying my coworker a new one after work.

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Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: October 24, 2005 at 6:24 PM

It *IS* a excellent idea, and perhaps in the future someone who is really serious about the concept, will improve upon the current model.

Untill then, its worse then a toy, its simply a waste of hard earned money to those who have taken a chance on it.

Regards

EVIL Teken <--- Who has been away far too long from his friends on The 12 Volt forum . . . posted_image

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Knowledge is power. But only if you apply that knowledge in a positive way, which promotes positive results in others.

EVIL Teken . . .