Mini-Ductor Venom HP (MDV-787) - Handheld Induction Heater with 3 Basic Coils, Rugged Carrier Case & Operations Manual to Safely Remove Nuts, Bolts, Bearings, & More

I absolutely LOVE this tool every time I use it. If you work on any car you know you are one broken bolt away from a 1 hour job turning into a 3 day job. If you have old and rusted nuts/bolts on a car and need to remove this tool makes it extremely easy and reduces the chances for breaking a bolt/nut. I can get a nut glowing red in 1-2 min, depending on the size and the nut breaks off easily. The tool had over temp protection and cuts off after 2 minutes of continuous use. It also has over current protection, if the coil shorts to the car chassis it will also cut off. You may think this is expensive. This is manufactured in the USA and used high quality parts. Some of the knock off brands from China not have the over temp/over current protection like this model. The coils are considered consumables and wear out after while.

Heats up really fast and reaches the hard to get spots that my map torch don't reach

Used it to take off stuck nuts on exhaust manifolds for a 1967 Power Wagon. I would deduct 1/2 star if possible. My only negative comment would be that it wants go into protect (overheat) mode too quickly if you cant get the entire bolt/nut head in the coil. Worked REALLY well on the exhaust flange nut that always twists off the manifold stud. HIGHLY recommended for that kind of exhaust work and for smaller nuts. Doesn't have nearly enough power to take larger things off of shafts and bar. Works well for some things, doesn't replace the torch for others. I bought the kit with all of the other induction tips. You are going to want that as you will burn through the one that it comes with pretty quickly if using it for more than a single bolt.

Great product and quality for the price

Bought this unit and it struggled to heat the exhaust bolt. Returned item as it was not worth the expense

I received the unit and it did not work. I had to send it back to the manufacturer and they repaired it at no cost to me and a works fine

At around $650, this thing is probably the most expensive tool I've ever bought. But for working on rusty cars, hands down it's also the best tool I've ever bought. I don't even use my impact anymore, simply heat bolt/nut for ~15 seconds, try to break it free with my 3/8 drive ratchet, and if it won't come loose with a moderate amount of torque (usually does on first try) I heat it some more. With this method, no more snapped bolts! And living in Michigan I work on some rusty cars and have removed bolts that had no business coming out without snapping. Ideally you want to get the nut/thread side of the fastener, but even if you can only reach the head of the bolt, getting heat into it that way works (just takes longer, up to a minute of heating). Really the only limitations of this are if the fastener goes through plastic or a rubber bushing, you're going to be limited on how much you can heat the bolt without melting the surroundings (still much better than an open flame though). I've had my tool for about 2 years now and cannot recommend this enough if you deal with rusty fasteners often.

Good quality construction. Ease of operation. Works great. Would buy again.

Works great and heats up very fast

The unit is great, saved the day while doing struts on an 02 explorer. I no longer own that old truck and unfortunately this tool collects dust now..

if you're around old equipment in a coastal area you should've had this years ago

Works as advertised

I purchased this tool, and it wasn't working for what we intended to use it for in the shop. Since it's local, I decided to bring it back in person. I spoke with Vik, and he told me to buy the coil kit from them to make it work. It didn't work either. Now that I was unsuccessful with both attempts, I decided to return it once and for all. Come to find out, I can't receive a refund for the coil kit we bought. The product is no good for the disassembly of truck callipers unfortunately, we had to find out the hard way.