How to make a soldering iron with a 6 volts battery. by samaddon
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Hi, friends!
today i am showing you how to make a soldering iron from a 6v battery.
this is the easier way and the safest method ! it gets hot up-to 60 degree C in only 10 seconds.
here is the picture of it! i consist of two wires + and - .
the blue  and yellow  stuff is your soldering iron and the black wire is the negative terminal.
it's whole cost is only 6 or 7 dollars depending on the cost of battery!  and if you have a 6 or more volts battery then the expense will be reduced to only 4 dollars or 20 indian rupees! it's very very affordable!
 
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Step 1: Stuff you need

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The stuff  you will need is very cheap and easily available at any corner shop!
 
1. A Pencil. ( a common HB pencil. you have to remove it's wooden casing and  take out a long graphite from it. )

2. A sketch pen .  ( cut it half )

3. An  hollow  iron tube . ( the iron tube should be selected in a manner that the graphite lead can be easily inserted and can hold it tightly. )

4. Two long wires ( you can  increase or decrease it's length as per your need or availability. And the wire slould be thick enough 0.75mm so that it can hold the current passing from it.)

5. a 6 or 12 volt battery ( a 6 volts battery is good enough to make this but don't use any direct power supply it will decrease it's performance.  )


6 . A good quality paper. ( don't use a magazine paper use a simple rough and good quality paper like a times news paper. )

5. tools pliers , tapes ( it's good to use a head resistant tape. ) , a pair scissors.


               Caution : Don't dare in your dreams to connect it from a common household 220volts ac or dc supply. if you will try to        do this i am not responsible for your death!
pober says: Mar 10, 2013. 12:21 PM
will this work if i use a power transformer? like 220 to 12 volt, will that be save? and what if i use 4 1.5 volt battery's?
samaddon (author) says: Mar 10, 2013. 9:03 PM
Using it with a transformer is a better with cause it serves more Amps but the transformer will get hot i you will use for along time. And how come you got a 41.5 volts battery did you connected the in series if so it's not that safe for the battery's life and if this battery came assembled from the factory you did not connected them in series by yourself then you can use the but i really say don't use a high voltage cause it's dangerous the Lead can blow off hurting you . I must prefer you to use a a 6v to 19 volts batter with good amps but not much amps.
Adarsh_tronix says: Jan 12, 2013. 10:17 AM
Good! but hey man,4 dollars is not equal to 20 Rupees like you said.One dollar is about 55 Indian Rupees.Do the math.
samaddon (author) says: Jan 12, 2013. 8:11 PM
Hello Sir and thanks for commenting! first i am not a man cause i am only 15 ! and I may tell you if you are going to buy the required stuff in india for this project it will cost you around 20 rupees cause i live in india and if you are going to buy one from u.s it will cost around 4 dollars cause i am familiar with these countries !
samaddon (author) says: Jan 12, 2013. 8:11 PM
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Adarsh_tronix says: Jan 13, 2013. 8:52 AM
Hey buddy FYI I'm 15 years and from India too!And I knew that you were 15 yrs old and though, I called you a "man" cuz you've got the brains of a grownup.And sorry for that misunderstanding I though when you went " the expense will be reduced to only 4 dollars or 20 indian rupees!"you actually believed that 4 $=20 Rs.So,all clear now?and keep up the good job and BTW don't call your peers"sir"!
J-Five says: Nov 3, 2012. 10:22 AM
Pure Genius!!!!
samaddon (author) says: Nov 3, 2012. 10:56 AM
Thanks ! for commenting!
J-Five says: Nov 6, 2012. 8:07 AM
Very resourceful!!!
rabidpotatochip says: Nov 2, 2012. 11:09 AM
I have two soldering irons and can never find the stupid things, it's very handy to know I have an alternative for when I give up the search!
samaddon (author) says: Nov 2, 2012. 11:30 PM
Hey!
here!

all you need is a 6VOLTS BATTERY , 1 HB PENCIL (perhaps you have used it in your primary school) , sketch pen and two long wire! if this stuff is not available in your local area the your area is a very very remote are cause these things are too handy and easily available ! and Thanks for commenting!! and by the way this is for those who don't have one i made it cause i don't have it as i am a child !
amandaghassaei says: Oct 30, 2012. 2:09 PM
love the way you put this together? how long does the soldering iron last?
samaddon (author) says: Oct 31, 2012. 2:50 AM
Thanks! for compliment.
As per my use i am using it from previous and repaired it only 1 time cause my pencil's lead got old and broken! but it lasts for for 6 to 7 months. if you need it more durable only thing you need to do is roll more paper over it and use a heat resistant tape cause the sketch pen casing can get weak facing this heat and cold back to back so you must use a good quality sketch pen and do not use it continuously (this means do not touch the negative to positive more that 1 min if you will do it the case will get too hot and your fingers will burn up! and the plastic body will melt!).
samaddon (author) says: Oct 28, 2012. 12:49 AM
Just click on the five images to view their labels !
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