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Re: [TowerTalk] Cordless solder irons

To: Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net>, "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cordless solder irons
From: AB2E Darrell <ab2e@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:24:42 -0500
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Just found this one at Harbor Freight for $8, might be worth checking out.... 
2000F temp, does not have watt rating though.
http://www.harborfreight.com/micro-torch-42099-html.html 

73  Darrell AB2E

> From: ab2e@hotmail.com
> To: jim.thom@telus.net; towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:14:46 -0500
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cordless solder irons
> 
> I had a hand-held butane soldering iron that worked well out of the house.
> A quick search on eBay shows both butane and also some battery powered 
> soldering irons.
> 73 Darrell AB2E
> 
> 
> > From: jim.thom@telus.net
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:43:55 -0800
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Cordless solder irons
> > 
> > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:10:23 -0800
> > From: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
> > To: "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Some advice about crimp ;type coax connectors
> > 
> > Which brings a question to mind. Why is there not available for sale a 
> > decent battery powered soldering iron. Sure would be nice when in the air 
> > not to be tied to an AC power cord. I did a search (probably not very deep) 
> > and found some battery powered irons but nothing that would deal with a few 
> > UHF connectors out and away from the 'house'. A friend from Australia who 
> > was in the 2-way radio business had a couple he brought when he immigrated 
> > from Oz but I've been unable to find that they are made anymore.
> > 
> > Anyone have information on such a tool for use whilst up in the air??
> > 
> > Don W7WLL
> > 
> > ##  from 1979-1989...in the telco I worked in 400 miles north of here, we 
> > had 
> > a cordless, rechargeable soldering iron.  Think it was a weller...was 
> > orange in colour. 
> > Worked superb.... but never tried it outside.. only inside.  They were real 
> > small, light weight,
> > fit in your pocket. A lot smaller than a normal pencil iron.    I believe 
> > they would work fine
> > outside.  A comment here. Silver plated PL-259s  are a LOT easier to solder 
> > vs
> > the nickel plated types.   I gave up on amphenol nickel plated /teflon 
> > PL-259s.
> > 
> > ##  I picked up 2  dozen van gordon silver /teflon  PL-259 years ago.  They 
> > solder
> > real easy. 
> > 
> > ##  Id check out cordless types 1st.   You can probably get em with spare, 
> > quick swap out
> > lithium batteries no doubt.   The propane /butane types would also work, 
> > but are more cumbersome
> > heavy etc... esp up a tower.   In good wx... Id run an extension cord up 
> > the tower..and use my
> > american beauty 100 w iron, with the .375 inch chisel tip.   We used dozens 
> > of those irons in the telco,
> > back when a lot of wiring was still being soldered.   I have a few of them. 
> >   You can also get the bigger
> > ones, like 150w and up to 600 watt.   The 100 w version... used to solder a 
> > silver plated coax connector,
> > is super fast.   The bigger ones like the 500-600w are used for 
> > plumbing..where a blow torch cant be used.
> > The bigger ones work great for stuff like tubing type tank coils, large 
> > wide cu strap, etc. 
> > 
> > Jim   VE7RF  
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