DEWALT DCE530B Cordless Heat Gun 20V MAX 990°F max temperature $99

madcow3417

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madcow3417Yesterday 11:05 PM

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I am not happy with mine. It's probably good quality, but the batteries are a limiting factor. It takes at least a minute to heat up, so if I'm doing a piece of heatshrink then 90% of the power used goes to heating up. That can heat up an enclosed space uncomfortably. For larger projects like bending acrylic, the battery just doesn't last that long. I use it maybe once a year when I'm too lazy to drag an extension cord or power station somewhere.

z9z91

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z9z91Today 12:06 AM

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Quote from madcow3417

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I am not happy with mine. It's probably good quality, but the batteries are a limiting factor. It takes at least a minute to heat up, so if I'm doing a piece of heatshrink then 90% of the power used goes to heating up. That can heat up an enclosed space uncomfortably. For larger projects like bending acrylic, the battery just doesn't last that long. I use it maybe once a year when I'm too lazy to drag an extension cord or power station somewhere.

Battery powered devices in general doesn't work efficiently by producing heat. Use a gas lighter for heat shrink tubings.

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SammieSocal25

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SammieSocal25Today 12:25 AM

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Quote from madcow3417

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I am not happy with mine. It's probably good quality, but the batteries are a limiting factor. It takes at least a minute to heat up, so if I'm doing a piece of heatshrink then 90% of the power used goes to heating up. That can heat up an enclosed space uncomfortably. For larger projects like bending acrylic, the battery just doesn't last that long. I use it maybe once a year when I'm too lazy to drag an extension cord or power station somewhere.

What size battery are you using? AH capacity?

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Quote from madcow3417

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I am not happy with mine. It's probably good quality, but the batteries are a limiting factor. It takes at least a minute to heat up, so if I'm doing a piece of heatshrink then 90% of the power used goes to heating up. That can heat up an enclosed space uncomfortably. For larger projects like bending acrylic, the battery just doesn't last that long. I use it maybe once a year when I'm too lazy to drag an extension cord or power station somewhere.

As a ball park estimate of the runtime in minutes, take the battery capacity in Ah, subtract 1 and multiply by 4 for high, or 10 for low. For example, a 5Ah battery gets about 40 min on low and 16 min on high.

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