"Morgans" wrote in message
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Then they need to get those new "cool" soldering irons, they advertise on
TV all of the time.


Anyone have one, or seen one in action?
--
Jim in NC
Yes, a co-worker's son gave him one of these irons for Christmas in 2004.
He gave it to me to tryout. Yes, I could get it to solder, but getting a
good joint was very difficult. Plus, since the tips are made of carbon, the
iron leaves small carbon particles in the joint. Not good. Also since the
unit actually passes current through the wires to be soldered, it is quite
possible to get small wires too hot. All told, I'll take my transformer
operated, bench Weller, thank you...even if I have to run an extension cord
for off-bench use.

John Severyn
KLVK