Coldheat Soldering Iron any good?

[intogamer]

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[Xionide]

It puts current through the circuits so it could damage stuff iirc.

 

[igowerf]

It's kind of hard to use compared to a regular soldering iron. The tip is actually two prongs. You have to short the two prongs to make the tip heat up. As Xionide said, that probably also puts current through whatever you're working on, although I've never had a problem with that.

 

[klah]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1618297

http://www.ocwizard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=2

 

[imported_Kensai]

I have one.. My regular soldering iron works alot better.

 

[henryay]

I got one, I don't like it. It's only good for small solder jobs and for small components. Getting the solder to melt is a pain with this device.

 

[intogamer]

Where can I get a cheap/good soldering iron

BTW it will be my first time using one

 

[sharkeeper]

No they are about as useful as USB in an NT 4.0 shop.

 

[BW86]

I've heard more bad things than good things about it

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: intogamer
Where can I get a cheap/good soldering iron

BTW it will be my first time using one

Any electronics parts store should have soldering irons. Radioshack has some cheap ones that should work well enough for common stuff.

 

[Xionide]

Originally posted by: klah
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1618297

http://www.ocwizard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=2

Havent quite mastered the rabbit gun yet eh?

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: igowerf

Originally posted by: intogamer
Where can I get a cheap/good soldering iron

BTW it will be my first time using one

Any electronics parts store should have soldering irons. Radioshack has some cheap ones that should work well enough for common stuff.

how cheap yeah it would be something simple like a Mod Chip install

 

[AkumaX]

i bought 1 for $10 but havent used it. should i return it?

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: AkumaX
i bought 1 for $10 but havent used it. should i return it?

I might be interested

 

[CZroe]

Hell noe. in an emergency, I got one at Fry's to fix a cell phone for my sister before flying back accross the country. They never told you that you have to short the VERY LARGE tip with something electrically conductive for it to work at all! It's a piece of trash. Not only that, but the tip broke the very first time my brother used it... I left it at his apartment after bringing it home.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: igowerf

Originally posted by: intogamer
Where can I get a cheap/good soldering iron

BTW it will be my first time using one

Any electronics parts store should have soldering irons. Radioshack has some cheap ones that should work well enough for common stuff.

how cheap yeah it would be something simple like a Mod Chip install

I got mine for $5 online at elec-goldmine.com. Radioshack probably has them for about $10. If you have a local Fry's, they probably have soldering irons too.

 

[ai42]

I bought one a while ago when I was doing an emanage install on my car (thinking cool, no hot iron to burn through the carpet). Anyway used it all of 5 mins and the crappiness and inability to melt solder in a controlled manner anoyed the hell out of me so I whipped out the trusty 25w soldering iron and I did 10 wires in the time it took me to do 2 with the stupid ColdHeat. It's trash.

 

[chiwawa626]

Originally posted by: Xionide
It puts current through the circuits so it could damage stuff iirc.

Yup good for simple jobs like wires, connectors. But as soon as it touches an ic of any kind you can potentially fry it.

 

[aircooled]

Your better off just getting a standard one from radio shack.

 

[gar3555]

any soldering Iron made by Weller is a sure bet. You can't beat em.