Real Consumer Reviews and Ratings
Cold Heat Soldering Tool Reviews and Ratings
Consumer Ratings - Page 2 of 2
It works fine.
9/29/2006 - Kevin of Washington, USA writes:
I bought on of these at a local store after seeing an ad on TV. It has carbon fiber tips that conduct the electricity to the solder. You have to touch both halves of the tips to the solder for it to work, and it works fine on small jobs. If you are soldering something heavy get a corded soldering iron, but for small jobs this works.
very bad
9/7/2006 - Jerry of Florida, USA writes:
They should take it off the market. It does not work.Took it back.Product is very bad,could not use it for anything.
I like it
8/29/2006 - Katie of Washington, USA writes:
I've never done any soldering before but needed to learn how to due to expensive toys. We saw the ad and waited for it to come out in stores where we bought it. I've used it several times since then to fix toys for my kids. It works great for me. It doesn't cool like the ad says but it didn't burn me when I accidentally hit myself with it as I was putting it away a few seconds after I finished using it. Batteries don't last long with it but it's worth a few extra batteries for someone who has no use for a real soldering gun.
Garbage.
7/24/2006 - Lamune of Ohio, USA writes:
There really isn't much I can add to the (poor) reviews of this product that hasn't already been said in other reviews. This was purchased for me as a gift. Too bad they didn't save the receipt. The tips are large, incredibly fragile. I broke the points off my first set simply placing the cap on in- the tips were just a hair longer than the space given in the plastic cap. (An engineering flaw, or a cleverly-designed scam to make sure you'll be buying expensive replacement tips?) You would literally be better off trying to solder with a car battery and two bent pieces of coat hanger. This should be used nowhere near anything electronic- not even a remote control, and definately nothing computer. I wouldn't trust this with a calculator.
Worthless
6/22/2006 - Kelly of Florida, USA writes:
Ok, this product is completely worthless. I bought it at a hardware store and returned it the following day. Basically, it has two tips that have to make solid contact with the solder in order to heat up. It only gets hot enough to melt very small guage solder and it won't heat up the surface. In soldering you need the surface to heat up in order to "draw" the solder in. Also, if you grab the tip as soon as you shut down, you will get burned.
Worthless
6/11/2006 - Ron of Alabama, USA writes:
I would tell everyone PLEASE don't waste your money. I have been an Electronics Technician for 40 years and I knew as I watched the commercial that you could never use it on electronics because if you noticed it arced when they got a connection and the led came on to solder. Very very bad for chips but I said for mixer outdoor lights other things not that critical not having an extension cord would be great. Not so the tip broke almost immediately because if the solder had corrosion I had to press so hard the flimsily tip broke and tips cost as much as the whole unit.
IT IS AN ARC SOLDERING TOOL
6/3/2006 - David of Texas, USA writes:
I got one used and the tip was damaged, from []. Lots of people want to get rid of them, I would guess. When you solder you can see an arc. So you have to position the Split end of the tip over the work. The tip is too large to get into tight spots. The only way it will heat up is for the something to be completing the circuit, the solder or the wire has to be in between the two split ends of the tip. Once the circuit is complete the solder will melt but that doesn't mean the wire will be hot enough. It runs on a couple of batteries. I haven't chedked the tip voltage but that would be a good idea. Maybe it works like a Stun Gun. Capacitors maybe.
Experienced Solderers Beware!
5/4/2006 - Mike of Arizona, USA writes:
I would rather burn a million holes in myself with a real soldering iron than try to get just ONE solid joint with this product (incredibly frustrating). Yes, it does melt solder, but does not heat whatever it is that you're working with. You can not use soldering flux with this "tool", it keeps it from even warming up. Also the tip started to crumble on my first attempt at use. Hey Coleman, stick to camping gear, you're good at that. This thing sucks.
I was sucked in!
1/9/2006 - Al of Arizona, USA writes:
This product isn't worth the plastic it's made of. The tip is large and cumbersome. Although I’m very experienced, having soldering all kinds of electronic components for years, I found it almost impossible to produce a good solder joint. I did practice and still no luck! I actually got sucked in but the Coleman brand. This is the second Coleman product I’ve purchased lately that has been awful! I’ve recently discovered that Coleman is selling their brand to all kinds of offshore manufacturers.
Worthless?
1/9/2006 - Mark of Arizona, USA writes:
First I have been in the electronics repair field for 25 years. Have used every kind of soldering devices from ones that will dim the lights when you plug them in, to very low wattage ones used for delicate components and IC's. I purchased this product for two reasons...speed and simplicity...it fails on both counts. It has such a limited range of use...only on small wires and juctions...situated in a space with plenty of room. I have soldered IC's with hair thin leads requiring lots of magnification to just see properly..so I know what a delicate tough is...but this thing requires an ABSOLUTELY PERFECT touch and positioning to get it to melt solder let alone heat up the wire or lead...resulting in cold solder connections that will fail in time. This thing is a gimick, and should be passed over, you have to be Hudini to make it work properly
Works most of the time
1/1/2006 - Stewart of California, USA writes:
I love/ hate this product. For the most part, it works as described, given the right conditions. 4 issues: 1) Soldering tip is fragile. First one I purchased was broken. Upon exchange, others on the shelf were broken too. 2) Getting the iron to make good electrical contact can be tedious at times. 3) Product did not work on thick wires. Instead, only the tip got hot, causing the plastic holding ring to melt and deform, causing my tip to fall out. 3) It does not work well for integrated circuits (IC) because the tip is too bulky. Also, no guarantees about how much static this product will impart to IC circuits which are static-senstive. If you need to solder medium-sized wires/components which are not static-sensitive, this product works very well. Keep the tip clean so that it can make good electrical contact with the surfaces to be soldered. Never overheat the tip causing the holding ring to melt and ruin your product forever.
A very poor and limited product
10/22/2005 - Paul of Oregon, USA writes:
This soldering tool has very limited use. I have many years in the TV business and expected a reasonable tool for cordless repairs. It is absolutely unsuitable for most electronics work such as desoldering and may even damage sensitive components. The tip is a fragile bit of carbonlike material that breaks at first use unless one is ultracareful. A normal soldering gun is far and away the best. There are far better cordless soldering guns that are rechargeable if needed. For less than $20 you don't get very much here. Spend $50 to $100 on a decent soldering gun or more on a good soldering station. With a decent soldering gun you can desolder and also safely solder in IC chips and transistors without damage.
Its almost as described
8/13/2005 - Amber of Georgia, USA writes:
I bought this since I use soldering tools at work alot. I figured this would help cut time and hassle of a cord like the product states. Well, it does. BUT. It is not cool to the touch after 5 secs. It is touchable though. Still warm. Also when you use it, you have to make sure that BOTH of the prongs on the tip are touching the metal/solder. Otherwise it wont heat up. I pretty good tool after you master the art of it. DOesnt take that long to get the hang of though.
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