Induction heating

[DaveHerns]

http://www.banggood.com/5V-12V-ZVS-...=ar-heat-rm-r&utm_content=tracy&utm_design=46

This item might be a heap of carp but could you use something similar for soldering compression fittings etc ? I was thinking of this when banal5hits was wittering on about which blowtorch to buy

 

[Nozzle]

I think induction heating needs iron content (magnetic) in the metal to work.

Nozzle

 

[Dan Robinson]

This item might be a heap of carp

Almost certainly for anything plumbing related.

for soldering compression fittings

Why would you?

 

[bernardgreen]

could you use something similar for soldering compression fittings

Yes you could, but the coil would have to be round the pipe to get even heating and thus would be non removablle after the joint had been made.

The frequency would have chosen to suit the size of copper pipe and at higher frequencies iron is not necessary.

 

[DaveHerns]

This item might be a heap of carp

Almost certainly for anything plumbing related.

for soldering compression fittings

Why would you?

It would be less of a fire hazard when Banal5hitz moves his gas meter!

 

[Steelmasons]

We were soldering Yorkshire fittings with electric heat tongs over 30 years ago ....doing a refurb on a big site in Pinner whereby insulation between floors consisted of straw sandwiched between brown paper....
Around the time Michael Fish the weatherman fooked up..

 

[Agile]

"Fooked up" ?

He became a celebrity and made a lot of money from after dinner speeches after that!

 

[Steelmasons]

"Infamous" as opposed to "famous"

 

[Dan Robinson]

This item might be a heap of carp

Almost certainly for anything plumbing related.

for soldering compression fittings

Why would you?

It would be less of a fire hazard when Banal5hitz moves his gas meter!

But why would you solder compression fittings?

 

[sooey]

You don't need to solder them if you wrap ptfe round the olive. If you use enough ptfe you won't even need the feckin olive.

 

[DaveHerns]

Oh, I see my error now..... This induction heating malarkey is supposed to be the dogs doodahs for heating up rusty nuts, freeing taper joints, etc etc in the car world. Localised heating with no flame.
I'll stick to what I'm good at (when I find what it is)

 

[Dan Robinson]

We've been nuking seized threads with blow torches since Gaswizard was old enough to use a mole skin as a comfort blanket