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| |  | As Seen On TV | | Home » | | | | | | | Description: | | A perfect demonstration of the cordless, quick-heat/quick-cool application of Cold Heat technology, the Cold Heat soldering tool revolutionizes the soldering industry for hobbyists, DIY-ers, technicians, electricians, engineers and the military. The Cold Heat Soldering tool, winner of the prestigious Red Dot international design competition has a number of benefits over the traditional soldering iron, including: | | | Features: | |
• Heats and cools almost instantly--reaches 800 Deg F in about 1 second
• Cordless / battery operated
• Uses 4 replaceable alkaline AA batteries (not included)
• Over 700 joints per battery pack
• Very safe--tip is hot only during active soldering
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 6.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 66 reviews |
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 Utterly uselessMar 04, 2008
The title line says pretty much everything I wanted to say about the ColdHeat iron. This device is a waste of time, effort and money - in short, completely and utterly useless. It's really a pity that Amazon doesn't offer a 0-star option.
The device requires creating a short between the two forks of the tip to melt the solder, which is nearly impossible to accomplish on any kind of small project without shorting the project as well (do this on a PCB and it's game over). The device is equally useless on large projects, though, as the tips don't generate enough heat to tin any wire larger than 20ga or so. Fragility is also an issue, as the tips will break at the slightest provocation. Definitely not a device I'd want to rely upon for remote repair jobs where time and reliability are paramount.
Finally, the device's big selling point - its ability to heat and cool within seconds - is a liability rather than an asset, as the second you lose the short, you lose the heat, with the result usually being that the solder blobs instead of flows. The best solder job I've ever been able to get out of this device is a cold joint, which is less than optimal to say the least.
I only paid $5 for it on sale, and that was far too much. Stay far, far away.
 Cold Heat OriginalSep 26, 2007
This is listed like it may be something different from the other Cold Heat listed. No difference
Huge waste of moneySep 23, 2007
This thing really sucks. The tip is as brittle as pencil lead, and a new tip is $10. You will break it. I haven't been able to get a clean solder joint yet with this. I switched back to my $10 plug in one. Don't get it you will be dissapointed.
Coldheat is a waste of moneyAug 28, 2007
In addition to all of the problems above in the other comments, the tip breaks very easily so you have to be extremely careful with it. Replacement tips cost almost as much as the unit itself.
Cold Heat Soldering Iron ReviewApr 27, 2007
Do not buy this useless item. I only gave a "1" rating because there was not a "0" rating available. I tried to solder a wire to a switch and noticed the tip of the cold heat iron started to wobble. I then inspected it to find that the PLASTIC?? insulation around the tip was melting. I then read the instructions to find that you aren't supposed to have the heat going for more than a few seconds at a time. Not sure how you can solder anything that quickly when the solder won't even start soaking into the wire for at least 30 seconds with this thing... I took mine back to RS and exchanged it for some stuff that wasn't as worthless. A possible use for this thing is soldering onto a printed circuit board.
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