Been looking around for a handheld gas (butane/propane) soldering iron for outdoor use. It would be used for small jobs like soldering wires mostly. Have tried a few of the less expensive models and all of them fail after a few hour's use. Anyone have success with these? What models do you suggest? Thanks.
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Need Advice on Cordless (Gas) Soldering Iron
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Weller. I have had 3 or 4 and is still my go-to for my field stuff.
If it is cold, windy or large wire you are better off sticking with a conventional 110 volt unit.
ke6gcv
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I have a Bernzomatic ST500T and love it! It burns through the fuel quickly though. And that's on 1-2 heat level.
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From my experience, the Weller units are probably your best shot.
The little pen/butane models don't put out enough heat to do much outside. Any sort of wind and most of the heat gets carried off.
I remember trying one of those back in the 80's or 90's and it worked OK if you were indoors, but not outside. I had one that would leak, and blow through fuel pretty fast.
I was in Home Depot the other day and saw that Milwaukee sells a soldering iron that runs off their M12 line of batteries. I'd be tempted to try it, but I don't really need it. I've been running my own personal tools with a couple of their M12 batteries for a long time. Several of the batteries are originals from 2010 and still going strong. Milwaukee M12 12-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Soldering Iron (Tool-Only)-2488-20 - The Home Depot
For work I finally put in an inverter in the truck. That lets me use a decent sized iron out in the field. Add an extension cord and it's worked for everything I need. I can drop down on of the horizontal bin doors on the side and it makes a handy work bench.
I put in a 300 watt pure sine wave inverter so I could run some of the test equipment without issues. 300 watts is plenty for a soldering iron and just about anything else I need. If I need more, I'll grab a generator.
The little pen/butane models don't put out enough heat to do much outside. Any sort of wind and most of the heat gets carried off.
I remember trying one of those back in the 80's or 90's and it worked OK if you were indoors, but not outside. I had one that would leak, and blow through fuel pretty fast.
I was in Home Depot the other day and saw that Milwaukee sells a soldering iron that runs off their M12 line of batteries. I'd be tempted to try it, but I don't really need it. I've been running my own personal tools with a couple of their M12 batteries for a long time. Several of the batteries are originals from 2010 and still going strong. Milwaukee M12 12-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Soldering Iron (Tool-Only)-2488-20 - The Home Depot
For work I finally put in an inverter in the truck. That lets me use a decent sized iron out in the field. Add an extension cord and it's worked for everything I need. I can drop down on of the horizontal bin doors on the side and it makes a handy work bench.
I put in a 300 watt pure sine wave inverter so I could run some of the test equipment without issues. 300 watts is plenty for a soldering iron and just about anything else I need. If I need more, I'll grab a generator.
scottyhetzel
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I have the m12, it’s ok for small wires....not much wattage portosol sells a butane that has 125watt setting on high. Works great outside...used it for car audio like 10 plus years...for the money the best is powerprobe soldering iron...on Amazon. Portosol is nice but over priced... Snapon tools uses the portosol btw.
scottyhetzel
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Hi,
You were thinking about the really small pen...red with black switch... it sucked... the larger silver one with the black switch rocked... however the powerprobe unit can’t be beat .. the price is unbelievable... portosol is nice but 4x as much... Snapon doubles that and puts their sticker on it.
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