I can strongly recommend the Iroda Solderpro 180:
http://www.pro-iroda.com/pro180.htm
This is a serious butane-powered soldering gun (nothing "micro" about
this one!) with a large copper tip that stores a lot of heat - just what
we need for tower work.
Other tips are available, including a hot gas nozzle, but for outdoor
soldering you need that lump of copper to store the heat.
http://www.pro-iroda.com/tips3.htm
73 from Ian GM3SEK
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf
>Of Patrick Greenlee
>Sent: 30 July 2015 14:06
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Soldering on the Tower
>
>What you are describing is a catalytic heater not unlike the lighter
>fluid fueled pocket warmers. No actual flame just fuel oxidizing and
>releasing heat at the site of the catalyst (platinum or...) I have a
>very small butane powered one of these suitable for "micro" soldering
on
>circuit boards but useless for big jobs like a PL-259 in a winter wind.
>
>Patrick NJ5G
>
>On 7/29/2015 10:14 AM, Chuck Dietz wrote:
>> I have been a ham well over 50 years and have soldered on the towers
>many,
>> many times. Electric guns require long extension cords and are
difficult
>> to get up the tower and use. Butane torches tend to blow out or, if
they
>> don't blow out they melt adjacent wiring.
>>
>> I have finally found an amazing solution. The Master Appliance
butane
>> soldering torch is a different breed. While you light it at first
with its
>> push button igniter like an ordinary torch, after that the technology
is
>> different. The flame heats a special metal that reacts with butane
when
>it
>> is hot. You then extinguish the flame and control the temperature
with
>the
>> amount of butane flowing. The soldering tip gets quite hot and there
is
>no
>> flame to blow out! There is also a heat shrink attachment. If you
have to
>> go solder on a tower buy one of these, you will be glad you did!
>>
>> I got mine at a Grainger outlet for about $65.
>>
>> http://www.grainger.com/product/MASTER-APPLIANCE-Microtorch-
>1YMK6?s_pp=false&picUrl=//static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/1
>YMK6_AS01?$smthumb$
>>
>> Chuck W5PR
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