I soldered over 5,000 ground screen connections using the larger Master
Appliance unit.
Actually, I wore out several of them. They were very reliable; never
had trouble with the
wind. There is no open flame. Just a closed tip that transfers heat by
conduction. Not
cheap, but highly recommended.
---
Rick Karlquist
N6RK
On 2023-09-20 17:26, John Sloop wrote:
> I use wire compression sleeves-no soldering.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 20, 2023, at 6:35 PM, Lee Hiers <lee.hiers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I use a Master Appliance Ultratorch...I like it.
>
> Lee, AA4GA
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 5:40 PM Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Master Appliance has amazing heat tools that start with a flame and then
> you extinguish it and it uses a catalyst to reach higher temperatures than
> a regular butane torch. I have used one high on a tower in the wind. You
> will never go back to a regular torch.
>
> Chuck W5PR
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 3:59 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Long time since I've posted, but read most of your emails at least weekly, if
> not daily.
>
> Trying to solder up some wires out in the field here before contest season
> and even during nice warm T-shirt weather, with any kind of a breeze my
> cheapie $40 butane soldering iron sometimes won't get hot enough to patch
> (solder) a stranded #12AWG wire back together. What do I need?
>
> I've soldered with a small el-cheapo butane (raw) torch (not ideal)
>
> I've soldered with a small butane powered soldering iron.works "OK" if it's
> warm outside (5 months of the year) and there is no breeze. (almost never
> here on the Ridge)
>
> What are you guys using for your field repairs? Something by Weller? How
> many Watt equivalent?
>
> I don't want a $25 Amazon cheapie. Already been down that road. But also
> probably don't need a $500 unit for those few times a year I am too far
> from
> the house not to use a variety of my electric irons.
>
> Thanks and keep on towertalkin'
>
> Mike VE9Antenna Antenna
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
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