Posted by ian field on February 9, 2009, 4:56 pm
>> I wanna know if I can hot wire my scooter battery to a regular
>> 12v/60w soldering iron to do local soldering repairs
> Yes. You should have stopped right there........
>> without going to the
>> other fuel/chemical bonding methods for safety ????
> ......as the rest of your post pretty much makes no sense.
> Also, for about $5 from Harbor Freight or JC Whitney or similar you can
> get a pencil size butane torch.
The pencil size butane torch I have works very well - unfortunately the
catalysing solder tip that came with it is about as much use as a chocolate
teapot!
Posted by Who Me? on February 9, 2009, 6:06 pm
> The pencil size butane torch I have works very well - unfortunately the
> catalysing solder tip that came with it is about as much use as a
> chocolate
> teapot!
OK, so we are left with two options:
1) Practice soldering with a bare butane flame. The pencil torches can be
adjusted (after a short warm-up) to a flame small enough to do the
job.......but that IS an acquired skill.
OR
2) Spend a few extra bucks and get a "real" butane soldering pencil. I have
one and it works very good......."catalyzing" tip and all!
Posted by . on February 9, 2009, 6:43 pm
> OK, so we are left with two options:
> 1) Practice soldering with a bare butane flame. The pencil torches can be
> adjusted (after a short warm-up) to a flame small enough to do the
> job.......but that IS an acquired skill.
When I was working for Hughes Aircraft Company on prototype
electromechanical systems back in the late 1960's, one lab had a neat
little gadget called a "water welder".
It somehow used electricity to generate a flammable gas that came out
of the tiniest hole in the tip and I could use that flame to solder
sheet brass into compartmented prototype electronic chasses...
Posted by Bob Shuman on February 9, 2009, 7:05 pm
I'm not familiar with the device, but the description given of "water
welder" would imply the gas might be H2 (Hydrogen) which is indeed highly
flammable! Simple electrolysis of water (H2O) with an electric current
would produce both hydrogen and oxygen for combustion. The trick would be
in controlling the combustion process and in dealing with the resulting
byproduct water that was produced.
Bob
> OK, so we are left with two options:
> 1) Practice soldering with a bare butane flame. The pencil torches can be
> adjusted (after a short warm-up) to a flame small enough to do the
> job.......but that IS an acquired skill.
When I was working for Hughes Aircraft Company on prototype
electromechanical systems back in the late 1960's, one lab had a neat
little gadget called a "water welder".
It somehow used electricity to generate a flammable gas that came out
of the tiniest hole in the tip and I could use that flame to solder
sheet brass into compartmented prototype electronic chasses...
Posted by Who Me? on February 9, 2009, 8:48 pm
>When I was working for Hughes Aircraft Company on prototype
>electromechanical systems back in the late 1960's, one lab had a neat
>little gadget called a "water welder".
Aw hell. Now that's just downright disappointing.
I thought for sure you would tell us about the job you had when you INVENTED
fire.
;-)
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>> 12v/60w soldering iron to do local soldering repairs
> Yes. You should have stopped right there........
>> without going to the
>> other fuel/chemical bonding methods for safety ????
> ......as the rest of your post pretty much makes no sense.
> Also, for about $5 from Harbor Freight or JC Whitney or similar you can
> get a pencil size butane torch.