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diyAudio Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Without owning a hot-air gun ..
Seriously guys and gals, what do you use? Soldering iron and a simple lighter work fine for me, but i wondered if anyone has some other exotic or exciting method of doing that
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diyAudio Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Californication
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This is what I use for about 90%
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diyAudio Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Swindon
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Cigarette lighter, bought specifically for the job (I don't smoke) for the Princely sum of £1
![]() You are limited to being able to rotate the workpiece with this though, as the lighter flame can only go up. Some blowtorches (like a mini cooks one) can go at all angles, but it seems excessive and likely to damage surrounding parts.
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Austin, TX
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Hot air gun.
I put some aluminum foil behind the wire to protect the rest of the circuitry and to circulate hot air to the rear of the wire.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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A hair dryer works nicely and will not melt the insulation like other methods could. Or just hold the section about half an inch above a hot soldering iron.
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diyAudio Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Hair dryer! Although if i touch the GF's tools, there'll be blood and murder....
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diyAudio Member
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I have a small lightergas driven solder tool
Easy to control and focus the heat area Can be expencive, but mine was quite cheap Cant find it right now, but I know its there, somewhere
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diyAudio Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Moscow, ID
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My wife's embossing "heat tool."
http://www.save-on-crafts.com/marucemheatt.html It is cheap and fairly compact to get into tight spaces. |
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diyAudio Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Vancouver Island
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Weller Pyropen butane powered soldering iron. It's far better than a proper heat gun for working in tight spaces, or where you want to shrink without melting a nearby component or wire jacket.
Somewhat expensive when I got it new, but there must be cheap knockoffs by now. It's been an extremely useful tool for soldering stuff that's too big or distant to fix on the test bench. Like trucks, saw mills, or a home stereo in Linz, Austria. |
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diyAudio Member
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bangalore, India
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Soldering iron (the barrel portion, not the tip), Hair Dryer and Steam Inhaler.
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