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rparigoris

Joined: 24 Nov 2009
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: How do you work this soldering iron?

Hi Group



Sorry, I don't have a picture.



I found a weird soldering iron. It has ~ 3 foot line cord, but its only one conductor? It has a big 100 amp rated alligator clip attached to the single conductor.



If it were a Weller style iron, I guess it would be perhaps 175 to 250 watts? Bad light tonight and it needs to be cleaned to see if there are any markings.



Do you by chance know how you work this thing and what it was meant to be used for?



Perhaps connect a car battery to ground of the thing you want to solder, and connect the positive of the battery to the alligator clip? Perhaps used for old style auto solder fill touch ups? Or??



Looks to be in pretty good shape with little or no use, I'm trying to figure out if it needs to live in my hangar.



L8r

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rparigoris

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Posts: 796

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: How do you work this soldering iron?

Hi Group



OK figured it out.



This is the iron:

http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/pics/reinhard-mccabe-glow-point.jpg



Here are the instructions:

http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/pics/reinhard-mccabe-glow-point-inst.gif



Interesting website:

http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/electricirons.htm



One was for sale:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Soldering-Iron-NEW-WITH-TAGS-WORKS-ON-A-BATTERY-RARE-no-reserve-/170919825685?nma=true&si=xfE%2BuetYdsHGvil0c6U0uiCK6VY%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557



I guess it will end up living in my hangar!



Ron P.

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james(at)etravel.org
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:06 am Post subject: How do you work this soldering iron?

This amazes me!  It's brilliant in its simplicity!



James



On 19 December 2012 05:43, rparigoris <rparigor(at)suffolk.lib.ny.us (rparigor(at)suffolk.lib.ny.us)> wrote:

 [quote]--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "rparigoris" <rparigor(at)suffolk.lib.ny.us (rparigor(at)suffolk.lib.ny.us)>

  

 Hi Group

 

 OK figured it out.

 

 This is the iron:

 http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/pics/reinhard-mccabe-glow-point.jpg

 

 Here are the instructions:

 http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/pics/reinhard-mccabe-glow-point-inst.gif

 

 Interesting website:

 http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/electricirons.htm

 

 One was for sale:

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Soldering-Iron-NEW-WITH-TAGS-WORKS-ON-A-BATTERY-RARE-no-reserve-/170919825685?nma=true&si=xfE%2BuetYdsHGvil0c6U0uiCK6VY%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

  

 I guess it will end up living in my hangar!

 

 Ron P.

 

 

 

 

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