[TowerTalk] Butane soldering iron recommendations?

[Richard Karlquist]

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 at 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 at 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 at 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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