Talk:ColdHeat
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- This is not an ad, it is an article for curiousity. --SuperDude 05:15, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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- There are some comments that sound kind of like an ad, but those are easy to clean up. Now that I'm at home, I'll take a crack at it. - Lucky 6.9 04:50, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Citations needed
These need citations of studies.
- Unlike conventional soldering guns or irons, the ColdHeat soldering iron is less likely to cause accidental burn injuries since the tip is heated only when it comes in contact with the surface being soldered.
- The reaction in electronics communities is mixed.
- The company has announced that the technology of the soldering iron could be used for other purposes as well, and indeed it suggests the technology will reshape our household as we know it.
- ColdHeat is proving popular with broadcast engineers for field work and for radio control hobbyists who frequently require a cordless iron as well.
- FrancisTyers 16:40, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Well, the second one is definitely true. How does that need a citation? Some people prefer safety (coldheat) and some prefer efficiancy (normal soldering iron). Ilikefood 17:56, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ColdHeat name
It seems there is controversy over the proper spelling of the name.. is it ColdHeat or Cold Heat? According to the website it is ColdHeat; just to clear up any room for ambiguity, if you go to that site and copy and paste the text from the website, it is in fact ColdHeat. I've moved the article to reflect the proper spelling. Triddle 04:03, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] contradiction
The article appears to contradict itself: the bulk of the text describes the heating action as a result of current passing from the tip to the object to be soldered, while a comment from a "ColdHeat engineer" claims that this is a common misconception and that essentially no current passes through the object. This should be cleared up.
- I think the way ColdHeat works is that it puts current from the batter to one tip half, through the join, the other tip half, and the battery. Due to the low resistance of the solder, it doesn't heat up much (power = I^2 R, but R is small for the solder). But the tip has higher resistance and therefore heats up. This heat is transferred to the tip, melting the solder. However, there would still be current flowing through the solder. Can anyone verify what I said? Iamthebob 15:46, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, either way, we have to figure out which explanation to keep and which one to ditch. Ilikefood 21:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
- Not really. Just make sure to cite both. Wikipedia's job is actually to present all notable views and cite their sources. It is up to the end user / reader to make that decision. It is our job simply to strive for the neutrality to let them make that decision with as much information as possible. Deciding which one is accurate would be OR. --67.22.194.228 07:02, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
- I think we need to figure out which one is correct, because the issue of ColdHeat is not a POV issue, but a factual one. Iamthebob 05:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
- Right. This is NOT a POV issue. It doesn't matter if I think the ColdHeat is powered by Unicorn's dreams. It's not. My opinion doesn't matter because this isn't a matter of opinion. There's one right answer.
[edit] Eureka!
I think that I've figured out whether the heat is made in the solder or the tip. It's obviously made by the resistance of the tip. If it was the resistance of the solder, the tip could be metal, instead of the carbon-y thingamabob. Does this make any sense? Thanks. :-) Ilikefood 21:50, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
