SV: [sdiy] OT: gas powered soldering irons?

[John Alex Hvidlykke]

Used RC cars is an option. I did a rather nice amplifier using the
rechargeable battry from a chinese RC car. They come in various shapes, but
the battery was good for at least two apere hours at about 14 volts.

Besides that. Butane gas iron or not: Don't you need some sort of (battery)
power source eventually for testing out the electronics you make in the
workshop? ;-)

John

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> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl]På vegne af Amos
> Sendt: 9. juni 2009 16:02
> Til: Derek Holzer
> Cc: Dave Magnuson; sdiy DIY
> Emne: Re: [sdiy] OT: gas powered soldering irons?
>
>
> was not considering a car battery; that would be impractical.  I have
> done a lot of looking into batteries recently though, because I am
> into outdoor/festival-friendly electronic gadgets... there have been
> amazing strides lately in terms of packing many amp-hours of juice
> into small portable packages... think laptop and cell phone
> batteries... or more specifically to this discussion, high-performance
> RC car and plane power packs.
>
> For example here's a JVC camcorder battery that crams 3300 mAh (3.3
> amps for an hour) into a tiny package...
> http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21473013&cm_mmc=GBa
> se-_-Technology-_-Batteries-_-Camcorder_Batteries&ci_src=14110944&
> ci_sku=21473013
>
> you can use multiple cells in series and parallel as long as you know
> what you're doing, and build some very sophisticated and (relatively)
> lightweight power sources.
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Derek Holzer<derek at umatic.nl> wrote:
> > Hi Amos,
> >
> > thanks for the suggestion... I was definitely thinking
> portable, so no plans
> > to lug a car battery along on a two day hike or anything. I had
> a look at
> > TSA and Euro regulations, anything butane is definitely
> prohibited. Might be
> > better to buy the butane iron locally each time. Not really an
> ecological
> > approach, is it?
> >
> > best!
> > Derek
> >
> > Amos wrote:
> >>
> >> just a wild idea, but perhaps one could rig a good 12V power block
> >> (bank of Li-Ion cells?) and DC/AC inverter, and use your regular iron
> >> off the grid?  Definitely would be bulkier and heavier than a butane
> >> torch, but no problems flying with it other than weight... You'd have
> >> to do some calculations to figure how many amp-hours you'd need to get
> >> good service life... but again on the positive side, you'd have
> >> temperature regulation and all the benefits of a good iron.  This
> >> might be worth considering for some applications (burning man, maybe)
> >> but perhaps not the best for backpacking from one workshop to another.
> >>  Anyway, just thought I'd throw it out there.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Amos
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Derek Holzer<derek at umatic.nl> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Dave,
> >>>
> >>> Those butane things are exactly the kind of stuff you can't fly with
> >>> right?
> >>> This is important for me since I'm flying to places to do
> >>> workshops/performances at least once a month.... Think you
> can put them
> >>> in
> >>> checked luggage?
> >>>
> >>> D.
> >>>
> >>> Dave Magnuson wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Holzer" <derek at umatic.nl>
> >>>> To: "'sdiy DIY'" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:38 AM
> >>>> Subject: [sdiy] OT: gas powered soldering irons?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Slightly OT, but maybe not... Interested to do some stuff
> outdoors "off
> >>>>> the grid" soldering small circuits. Are these small, gas-powered
> >>>>> soldering
> >>>>> irons any good for electronics? Can anyone recommend a decent one?
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Derek,
> >>>> I have the Radioshack butane soldering iron.    It works fairly well,
> >>>> but
> >>>> I'm sure there are better models out there.     It tends to run a bit
> >>>> hot,
> >>>> even on the lowest setting.     Definitely useful when power isn't
> >>>> available, but not nearly as nice as using a regulated electric iron.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave Magnuson
> >>>>
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