Soldering up a tower is a *LOT* different than in your shop. Any breeze at
all just kills the heat. This is based on many battle-scarred years
keeping quads happy using a propane torch...( hard to keep lit ...and up
50-100 feet in the air is no place to set yourself on fire -- Don't
Ask...) If you want to do much with a soldering iron, you will need some
Serious Juice.
Harbor Freight Tools currently has on sale a 700-watt 2-cycle portable
generator, weighs 38 pounds (no worse than, e.g., a prop pitch).
Advertised to run 5 hrs at 50% duty, for $99.00 right now.. Compact, has a
nice handle on top, just tie a rope and pull it up when you're ready to
go....
73, Don N7EF
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 6:43 AM, Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:10:23 -0800
> From: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
> To: "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Some advice about crimp ;type coax connectors
>
> Which brings a question to mind. Why is there not available for sale a
> decent battery powered soldering iron.[ -SNIP- ]
> Anyone have information on such a tool for use whilst up in the air??
>
> Don W7WLL
>
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