These kinds of things
are they any good?
Got a 25 watt antex at the moment that is OK ish, and can't justify a three figure pro hot air job,.
opinions?
TIA
These kinds of things
are they any good?
Got a 25 watt antex at the moment that is OK ish, and can't justify a three figure pro hot air job,.
opinions?
TIA
The tip is pretty small and can't heat a very large connection, but the worst problem is that it puts 6 volts (four AA batts inside) across the terminals at the tip... shorting that produces the heat. I wouldn't get near any PC board with that toy. You risk torching the components! Another thing: don't depend on the tip staying cold like they show in the ads. It does get hot on larger solder jobs and can burn you. Not worth it!
Ray
PS I didn't buy one. One was left on my bench by someone who just had to have it... and then discovered the shortcomings.
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I look for opinion of users, but I don't think I ever have seen a user respond, only speculators.
greg
I think one speculator stated he had one left on his bench, that he USED.....
GregS: My brother got one for his birthday last month..... IMHO it is nothing more than a toy.... might be useful for a very occasional solder job like a soldering a wire on a battery clip or some other light duty job. I tried several solder jobs and got less than satisfactory results and I certainly wouldn't use in around and near semiconductor junctions. So there..... an opinion of a user. By the way, if you ever take a piece of equipment to a service shop and they have one of these "cold" soldering irons on the bench..... leave immediately, don't leave your equipment, find a different shop.
-- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie
thanks all, much appreciated.
Completely useless if you need to de-solder something.
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