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Originally Posted by glassfixerCO
Hi Barry,
What is the advantage of your product as opposed to just heating the chip with a micro-torch?
Cliff
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Hi Cliff.
(1) It takes less time.
(2) More control on over heating and spreading the break.
(3) Using radiant heat versus convection heat, radiant heat is more controled.
Remember, water boils at 212 degrees. (open flames reach much hotter temps,depending on the color of the flame and fuel used).So less then one drop of water at 212 degrees would all most instantly evaporate. So at about 160 degrees it would take less then one drop of water aproximently 20 seconds on average to evaporate.Less heat and more time duration = safer dryout .(hence 20 seconds). The higher temps. reached by open flames causes much higher risks to spread the break. If water evaporates at 212 degrees and at less temp then that if I increase the duration, why would I use temps. in the thousands from an open flame? and decrease the window of forgiveness? Radiant heat is more user friendly for this application.
(4) Radiant heat only heats the area to be dried, Convection heat (open flame) heats more area then needed.
(5) Radiant heat will increase the temp rise much slower then convection, using just enough heat and duration (time) as needed to dry the break with the absolute least amount of risk that is humanly possible.
(6) Can be used in windy conditions.
(7) Can be used safer in extremly cold conditions. I tested this in the field of north east ohio weather.