Bob,

Have you looked at WAHL?  They have a line of battery powered irons.  I used
one a lot many years ago and thought that it did a decent job.  That being
said, I was not using it on smt boards, and their tip selection was limited.
However, the tip temperature is probably more controlled than your butane
unit.

Bruce Tostevin
Benchmark Electronics
Hudson, NH.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Croslin, Robert [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:44 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] Cordless Soldering Irons
>
> Hi Technetters,
>
> Here at Nielsen our field reps use butane powered soldering irons when
> they
> go into a home to meter a television or VCR.  The problem with them is the
> lack of control with the heat when we're trying to attach a wire to an SMT
> pad, device, or via.  We've tried buying them soldering stations that are
> thermally controlled, but having the iron tied by a cord is a problem,
> especially when you're on your knees with a TV or VCR spread apart on
> someone's living room carpet.  Does anyone know of a cordless, self
> contained iron that is temperature controlled?  I've heard of a possible
> battery powered one, but haven't found anything on them.
>
> Bob Croslin
> Nielsen Media Research
>
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