Alan:
Thanks for the reply. Some of those 220 to 110 transformers always warn
about high current/wattage appliances, but looks like this one would
take care of a moderate size iron.
My recipe for cybersoup is to bring to a slow simmer and add appropriate
ingredients hi hi.
Tom, WW5L
Alan NV8A (ex. AB2OS) wrote:
> A 240V iron might be hard to find, but RS has an 85W transformer that
> should be fine for a 25-40W soldering iron:
>
> http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=273-1426
>
>
>
> Alan NV8A
>
>
> On 05/18/05 11:46 am Tom Anderson tossed the following ingredients
> into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:
>
>> Any one know of a source stateside for 220/240 volt soldering irons I
>> can take to a friend overseas?
>>
>> I've found a couple Weller irons, one a 25 watt (WP25D) for $38.06
>> and the other a 100 watt (W60PD3) for $74.13 from All Spec. Heck
>> Sears wanted less than $10.00 yesterday for a 25 watt iron in a store
>> I visited.
>>
>> I tried several places, but few listed 220/240 volt irons. I
>> figured that the current draw of a 25-40 watt 120 volt domestic iron
>> might be a little much for some of those tourist voltage converters.
>> TSA won't let you ship the butane irons such as Pyropen, etc., by air
>> in either carryon or checked baggage, as I read their regulations.
>
>
>
>
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