We're getting old, folks...

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:14:09 GMT, Jose
wrote:

Anyway. Imagine. There you are under your panel trying to solder a wire to a lug. You hold the wire firmly in place with your left hand and manipulate the soldering iron into position with your right hand. Wiggle things around to keep the little red light on. When the joint gets hot, you apply the solder with your third hand.

And this differs from regular soldering how?

With the soldering gun you are far more likely to be injured from a
burn.

With this device you are far more likely to be injured from the chain
reaction of 1. Getting frustrated, 2. Getting ****ed!, 3. Throwing
something due to item #2, 4. Hitting hand/fingers while in act of
throwing, 5. Hitting head on underside of panel hard enough to require
stitches while instinctively raising up to cuss at full volume in
reaction to hand damage, 6. Damage to back requiring more stitches,
caused while flailing about trying to get out from under panel with
precious bodily fluids running in eyes from step 5 caused by step 4
caused by step 3 caused by step 2 which came from step one, which was
due to being too cheap the hire someone qualified to do the job in the
first place.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Jose