You know, I have never had good long term luck with gas powered soldering irons. The orifice or some where in the gas flow line gets plugged up or something over time. Maybe i have been buying cheap ones. I am intruiged by the battery powered ones, my friend has one made by Weller and it seems like a well made tool, but I suspect it doesn't have the power/heat to easily solder some of the vanagon connections.

alistair

On 2011-09-07, at 9:17 AM, paul gordon wrote:

> If I may add. Indispensible too for shrink tube and soldering.
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=51515&cat=1,43456,43469,51515
>  
> > Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 08:23:33 -0700
> > From: albell@SHAW.CA
> 
> > Subject: some vanagon applicable products from lee valley
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > 
> > looking at the "what's new" page in the woodworking section of Lee Valley's website i noticed a couple of products that might be of use to vanagon owners.
> > 
> > - the much mentioned silicon self fusing repair tape
> > http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=67792&cat=51&ap=1
> > 
> > - an IR activated, battery powered led light. This one begs for some clever application in a van
> > http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=67628&cat=51&ap=1
> > 
> > alistair