Returning to an old subject.
While visiting my local hardware store, I bumped into a small soldering 
iron made by (German company) Stannol. 12 volts, 7.5 watts, the iron is 
shorter than a pencil, and some 2 to 3 mm in diameter. Seemed to work 
nice for covering some new F1D models. It has a lead, which is a slight 
shortcoming, but the light lead is not as heavy as for 220 (or 110) volt 
irons. Actually, with current less than one ampere, one could install a 
lithium battery for a handle and make it portable...
Could not find it on stannol web page, but found it at amazon: 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stannol-Soldering-Needle-12-V/dp/B002BZFQ1A 
(also at Conrad in Germany).
-Tapio-
Received on Thu Jul 19 2012 - 10:38:52 CEST