[TowerTalk] Weller Portasol/Pyropen

[Pat Barthelow]

I found the similar larger model, called Pyropen, with a nifty piezo ignitor 
and adjustable heat control, and multiple tips to be preferable to the 
Portasol, due to the higher heat power available...easily does a PL 259 in a 
breeze on a tower... Take off the tip, and you have a decent small blowtorch 
to shrink heat shrink, etc...Same instrument also seen at Home Depot with 
other brand names, such as Stanley, etc..Yes, uses everyday standard Butane 
refill cylinders

73, DX, de Pat Barthelow AA6EG aa6eg at hotmail.com

>From: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "'Towertalk Reflector'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Weller Portasol
>Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:15:32 -0500
>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger D Johnson
>Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:01 AM
>To: Towertalk Reflector
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Weller Portasol
>
>I've been thinking about buying the PSI100K for outside soldering jobs. Can
>these be refilled from standard butane containers or must one buy the
>Weller?
>
>73, Roger