https://www.asseenontvnetwork.com/vcc/coldheat/coldheat/115261/ Does anybody use this or know about it?
It doesn't work well for model railroading soldering jobs. Spend your money elsewhere. Stay cool and run steam....
I have heard from a couple of people on this same topic. It does work. But not as well as advertised. Also, they say the tips don't last long, and are somewhat pricey to replace. I'd stay with a good old fashioned 110 Volt soldering iron. Boxcab E50
Ah good, i was wondering about that when i saw the ads on TV. Did't look to probable that it'd work like a good old fashioned iron.
STeamerfan: I borrowed one to test from a neighbor of mine who bought it for other purposes other than model railroading. As for posting today, why shouldn't I post? Stay cool and run steam....
Cold soldering never works properly. Superficially it looks all right... but later on.... it's a disaster. What do you want for $20?? Stay cool and run steam....
I've had no success with my ColdHeat. Zero....none. Tip broke after 3 days, too. A fine-pointed tip in a soldering iron is far and away better.
A family memeber bought one of those for me last year at Christmas. I've had mixed results with mine, although it does work. Battery life is horrible. Some of my joints with the cold heat unit have been as good as I could get with my regular iron, however the majority of them are less than ideal. I would never replace my regular old iron with the cold heat unit, however if you don't have time to wait on the iron to heat up its a useful tool to have.
Hakko soldering units/stations are well worth the money. I've had mine for several years now and am very pleased with it. Stay cool and run steam.....
Worked last year for a time at local Home Depot the in Hardware Dept. They were hyping the heck out of this product and had a hands-on display with 3 or 4 units, solder rolls and wire strips to try them out on. They went thru batteries like mad! After I saw this, I gave up on the thought of buying one. And I wasn't too impressed at how slow they soldered a joint, either....
I have used a cold heat for awhile, it was OK, for small wires and connections. I solderd about 20 connections on a printed circuit board with it. One big mistake users make when soldering, is not letting the connection get hot enough. If the solder does not flow through the connection, it will be cold and not hold. This tool is only good for small wire and such. Dont try and solder a #14 or bigger wire, it just cant get the joint hot enough. It is hard on batteries. I really only use it when I want to make a quick connection. SantaFe 834
I kinda' predicted these results after seeing it on T.V.... Good thing I didn't get one for Christmas. Harold
I bought one a couple of months back...used it for about a week and cursed my soldering skills to othe end of the earth.... Then the tip broke clean in half so I was 'forced' to use the wifes 20w $5 conventional soldering iron....tadaaaa, I DID have some soldering skill.... Next stop, Weller soldering station.... Now I have significant soldering skill... Turns out it was the equipment...cold heat is a piece of junk and a wasted $20, IMHO. Make a down payment on something significant...you sure wont be wasting your money. I'm doing perfect solders in seconds compared to mucking around with that cold heat for minutes to get a shabby job. Bear in mind....this is ALL based upon model RR experience....I;m sure the cold heat guns have SOME use on other things... I just never found it in its short lifespan.
hey guys On that "cold heat" ad, it shows that wire stripper, anybody have that? I saw one at Wal Mart, but didnt get it. It looks like something I would want, but any input is good before I buy it. Thom
