Coldheat... im thinking about ordering one...

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:41 pm

has anybody used this... saw the demo on tv...and it would be really handy...

the faq sais the only thing you shouldnt use it for is heavy gauge soldering... but ok for electronic soldering.

im probably going to order one because it would be really usefull since i have a lack of space and have burnt to many thing's waiting for the iron to cool down (also having to wait for the iron to cool down is annoying)

( http://www.coldheat.com )

Digital Chaos · Post by **Digital Chaos** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:16 pm

Let me know how it goes. I would like to get one of these too but like you, I have not talkied to anyone about it and know not how well it works.

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:21 pm

I saw that thing...I wonder how/if it works...I'm interested too...

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:23 pm

It's crap. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just a fool who can't use a normal soldering iron becuase they are either A.) retard b.) talking out their ass. All the tips are split doing the middle, making it nearly impossible to solder small points on PCBs.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:26 pm

Lame. It sounded cool

Post by **Roofus** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:29 pm

I read a review of it and the dude reviewing it loved it.

Pyrosurfer · Post by **Pyrosurfer** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:49 pm

They have em at radioshack for $20.

Alexvrb · Post by **Alexvrb** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:56 pm

Xylene wrote:It's crap. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just a fool who can't use a normal soldering iron becuase they are either A.) retard b.) talking out their ass. All the tips are split doing the middle, making it nearly impossible to solder small points on PCBs.

From what I've seen, the gap on the conical tip shouldn't cause any problems for typical usage.

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:30 pm

Alexvrb wrote:
Xylene wrote:It's crap. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just a fool who can't use a normal soldering iron becuase they are either A.) retard b.) talking out their ass. All the tips are split doing the middle, making it nearly impossible to solder small points on PCBs.
From what I've seen, the gap on the conical tip shouldn't cause any problems for typical usage.

yeah, i was looking at that too, the one on it is split, but that one look's smooth (ie not split) and if i do get it, ill probably use it mainly for soldering the jumper's on the xbox to tsop flash it or to install the chip's...would make thing's a lot easier. (the only bad thing i can see is battery life...)

i just got paid today so im gonna make a trip to radio shack tommarrow and see if they have 'em. if they do ill pick one up and if it's good ill keep it and if not, ill take it back and say it didnt work or something, lol.

hopefully they sell the tip's too so i dont have to order one from there site...

i should be posting back tommarrow saying if it worked or not (assuming my radio shack has one).....but i cant promise anything...

Rattrap51 · Post by **Rattrap51** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:14 pm

I wouldn't use it for anything sensitive at all. I've heard that because of the way it works and the split it would easily ruin sensitive electronics by sending current that was supposed to heat the iron up through your electronics.

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:52 am

I had one till i sold it to a buddy of mine. Long story short: its ok for soldering wires together, but do NOT try to do any PCB work with it, its nearly impossible. Just stick with a good old fashioned soldering iron and youll be fine. dont waste your money.

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:09 am

well MKE buy one try it out and tell us how it goes. you can be the forums guinea pig

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:14 am

MKE wrote:
Alexvrb wrote:
Xylene wrote:It's crap. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just a fool who can't use a normal soldering iron becuase they are either A.) retard b.) talking out their ass. All the tips are split doing the middle, making it nearly impossible to solder small points on PCBs.
From what I've seen, the gap on the conical tip shouldn't cause any problems for typical usage.
yeah, i was looking at that too, the one on it is split, but that one look's smooth (ie not split) and if i do get it, ill probably use it mainly for soldering the jumper's on the xbox to tsop flash it or to install the chip's...would make thing's a lot easier. (the only bad thing i can see is battery life...)

i just got paid today so im gonna make a trip to radio shack tommarrow and see if they have 'em. if they do ill pick one up and if it's good ill keep it and if not, ill take it back and say it didnt work or something, lol.

hopefully they sell the tip's too so i dont have to order one from there site...

i should be posting back tommarrow saying if it worked or not (assuming my radio shack has one).....but i cant promise anything...

All the tips are split becuase that's how it works. Current is sent to the end of the tip that goes across the gap or something that makes it hot.

Alexvrb · Post by **Alexvrb** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:10 pm

Yeah they are all split. I was just saying that on the conical one, the gap didn't look like it would be a problem for typical usage. I wouldn't use it for really fine work, but then again I wouldn't use my current iron+tips for anything that small either. All of the other coldheat tips besides the conical one all look bad for electronic work period. I was just saying that if you're going to get one, the conical one comes down to enough of a point that you could use it.

I'm not sure if the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, but they are pretty nifty. I guess if you have a good small tipped soldering iron already, at least you have something to fall back on.

Rattrap51 · Post by **Rattrap51** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:57 pm

Do you think if you got a little piece of solder stuck between the 2 parts of the tip that it would just keep heating up and not get cool like its supposed to?

Alexvrb · Post by **Alexvrb** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:35 pm

I don't think it's an issue at all, and besides, solder doesn't really get stuck when you involve heat.