[TowerTalk] Butane soldering iron recommendations?

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Mike, I've been quite happy with the Solder-It Multi-Function Heat Tool 
Kit I got at Dayton a few years ago.  It has plenty of heat, though I 
haven't tried to solder RG-8 braid with it yet.

73, Pete N4ZR

On 9/20/2023 4:40 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
> Hi All,
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> Long time since I've posted, but read most of your emails at least weekly,
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> 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?
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> I've soldered with a small el-cheapo butane (raw) torch (not ideal)
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> 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)
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> What are you guys using for your field repairs?  Something by Weller? How
> many Watt equivalent?
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> 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.
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> Thanks and keep on towertalkin'
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> Mike VE9Antenna Antenna
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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