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|    Re: Pretty useless soldering iron    |
|    17 Jun 19 08:28:53    |
      From: snap@mailchute.com              On 06/17/2019 07:34 AM, AK wrote:       > I bought this thing.       >       > It has setting to adjust but it does NOT maintain anything like a set       temperature.       >       > I left it on one night at the 300 setting.              300 Celsius, that's 572 Fahrenheit.              > When I woke up the next day and say that it was on, I noticed that the tip       was slightly glowing.              The elements in our electric oven sure glow at temperatures lower than       572 degrees F.              > https://i.imgur.com/qhM1Ymo.jpg       >       > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Electric-Soldering-Iron-Gun-Adjustabl       -Temperature-60W-Welding-Set-Tool-Kit-110V/372172941590?epid=180       8313401&hash=item56a73c6916:g:XS0AAOSw2NhcnXZY       >       > I now use it to melt holes in plastic, pvc, melt a hole thru fabric, etc.              60 watts is sort of, too much.              > Andy              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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