Hi Folks,
                I just got a bit of spam advertising an allegedly revolutionary
new soldering product,
the "cold heat" iron. "your perfect soldering iron"

Hmmmmm.....

Throwing caution to the winds with gay abandon I actually clicked on the link,
and
after some redirects which no doubt mean I'm now marked as a sucker forever in
the
eyes of direct marketers I found out a bit more.

Here's a direct link to a web site:

https://www.asseenontvnetwork.com/vcc/coldheat/coldheat/techfaq/122463/

Note the heavy use of the terms "patented" and "proprietary" along with a
"revolutionary new material"  .... my snake oil sensors are starting to twitch
by now.

... oh and according to Q4 in the FAQ one uses a soldering iron on an ironing
board!
Anyway, a quick google throws up this:

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/94949

and this:

http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/t112848p1/

or even this:

http://www.moddershq.net/reviews.asp?reviewid=32

Which really *really* makes me appreciate the quality of information we get here
 on
the piclist !

All in all I'd say it looks like a case of don't waste your money on this one
.... anyone tried
em? Personally what I've read won't make me throw away my trusty weller TCP in a
 hurry
and as for merrily soldering SMT components with it as per their advertising
images.. I think not!

I hope bringing this to your attention has caused more amusement than dispair on
 balance :-)


Cheers,
            Robin.











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