Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mh04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 82C8138000F00; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:09:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RFl3r-00066M-Jp for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:08:51 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RFl3r-00066A-6O for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:08:51 +0100 Received: from smtp-out11.han.skanova.net ([195.67.226.200]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RFl3p-00013u-IO for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:08:51 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (62.20.250.30) by smtp-out11.han.skanova.net (8.5.133) (authenticated as u33233109) id 4E79D7E2009D5991 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:08:42 +0200 Message-ID: <4E9C0CBA.20304@telia.com> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:08:42 +0200 From: "Johan H. Bodin" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20110929 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <0F3981135E074FCEB13A9BE15226ECAF@TraceyPC> In-Reply-To: <0F3981135E074FCEB13A9BE15226ECAF@TraceyPC> X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: LF: OT - Butane Powered Soldering Iron? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:407620576:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60d84e9c0cf00530 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Tracey, I use a small butane powered blow torch when soldering antenna wires outdoors, heating the solder joint directly with the flame. Works great! 73 Johan SM6LKM ---- > I'd be grateful for any recommendations or other comments, re soldering away > from mains power, that you may have?