[sdiy] new (?) Cold Heat Soldering Tool

[Toby Paddock]

I think I'm having some crazy email problems and I
never saw the early part of this tread, but this must
be what my father-in-law was asking me about.

I've been wanting an Iso-Tip battery iron so I can
do solderin' on powered circuits without ground
problems, but this might be worth a try.

I agree with Batz about not expecting to find
tips for it later. It probably has an expected
product life cycle shorter than some of that
stuff in the back of my refrigerator.

Later,
Toby Paddock

Batz wrote:

> Y-ellow All.
>          Curious that "ThinkGeek" would resort to spam of that level.
And
> here I was thinking they were a reputable supplier of useless junk.
>
> Even if it was some, way-wicked thing, the body shape looks as clumsy
as a
> crayon. And I suppose those tips are easy to find just about anywhere
as
> well are they? In five years time when the Chinese factory that made
the
> things has moved on to making heated butt plugs and IPod clones.
>
> Out on the road, desperate to solder that module back together, these
> things might be handy. On the work bench? Well if you haven't worked
out
> the hot end from the cold end of your soldering iron by now, perhaps
you
> should consider a career in law enforcement instead.
>
> Otherwise these things look really clumsy. Designed to sit at the back
of
> your tool box as a constant reminder of the 3 weeks when the thing
actually
> worked and the 12 solder joints you actually performed successfully.
On the
> other hand, someone like Roman, who's skills include being able to
solder
> SMDs with a gas-axe, might be right at home with such a device.
>
> You could probably replace the batteries with a pair of wires to an
old
> computer switchmode and run it at 5 volts? And when the tip finally
does
> die, you could put a condom over it and tell people it's a heated sex
toy
> for the chronic masturbator who has everything.
>
> Jesus Christ Cynthia, I didn't even swear once in this post. Fuckit!
>
> Be absolutely Icebox.
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