Solder using cold heat. Sounds strange but it's true. This little cordless device is supposed to heat up instantly and cool down fast enough you can touch it. It's about 20 bucks, but Does It Work?

Rich Meinke is one of the engineers here at KFVS. Repairing small electrical connections is a frequent part of his job. "See and the solder is complete," he demonstrates how quickly a traditional ...

Ryobi, a brand owned by Techtronic Industries (which also manufactures Milwaukee) prides itself on making top-quality tools that can be used by everyone, from new homeowners to professional ...

A soldering iron should have a feel and a grip that makes it easy to hold in your hand, as if it were a large pen. For electronics, you want a slim, needle-like tip to aid in getting the heat (and ...

In the 1800s and early 1900s soldering irons were still heated by flame. The large copper tips on the irons were slow to heat and would at best store heat for only a few minutes. It was not uncommon ...

The image of the electrical engineer or hacker bent over and using a soldering iron on a circuit board is a classic visual cliché on TV and movies (Figure 1). Figure 1 The electrical engineer working ...

Despite the fact that I am the world’s worst solderer, the smooth lines and features of this Cold Heat Soldering Tool still call to me. The AA battery-powered iron heats to 800° within a second, then ...