MOTM

I just received and built my first MOTM module, the 110 VCA/RM. Building 
went without a hitch (aside from my kids getting away with a couple of 
resistors when I wasn't looking), and it seems to work fine so far. 

Is there any reason not to use an ordinary hair dryer if a proper heat 
gun isn't available?

Thanks Paul,
nathan durham

Paul,  I have done this and can tell you that the hair dryer just does not
get hot enough to do the job well.  I finally broke down and bought a heat
gun.  Prior to that I just held my soldering iron close (careful not to
touch).  But, I can tell you a heat gun will be a GREAT investment around
the house.  I use mine 90% for non-electronic stuff.  2 weeks ago it was
heating the adhesive so I could get old vinyl floor up.  In the summer it
was relaxing that black edging stuff that came from the store in a roll and
didn't want to lay straight.  I too tried to avoid buying one.  But, now
that I have one, I wished I hadn't waited so long.

Thanks my $.02
Larry Hendry

----- Original Message -----
From: nathan durham <nate@...>
To: MOTM <motm@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 12:55 PM
Subject: [motm] first module


I just received and built my first MOTM module, the 110 VCA/RM. Building
went without a hitch (aside from my kids getting away with a couple of
resistors when I wasn't looking), and it seems to work fine so far.

Is there any reason not to use an ordinary hair dryer if a proper heat
gun isn't available?

Thanks Paul,
nathan durham

Nathan,

If you're concerned about the expense and have no looming need to pull up
vinyl flooring, Radio Shack carries a cheapo heat gun that's basically a
modified cigarette lighter in a fancy case with an additional heating
element. You can refill the lighter cartridge with butane. It works
wonderfully. Just make sure you're not too close to the insulation of the
wires! :)

I love the really big heat guns, though, for stripping paint off old
woodwork! There's no feeling quite like finding beautiful molding under 60
years of gooped-on paint.

David.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nathan durham [mailto:nate@...]
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 1:55 PM
> To: MOTM
> Subject: [motm] first module
> 
> 
> I just received and built my first MOTM module, the 110 
> VCA/RM. Building 
> went without a hitch (aside from my kids getting away with a 
> couple of 
> resistors when I wasn't looking), and it seems to work fine so far. 
> 
> Is there any reason not to use an ordinary hair dryer if a 
> proper heat 
> gun isn't available?
> 
> Thanks Paul,
> nathan durham
> 
> 
>