[TowerTalk] 220/240 volt soldering irons

[Tom Anderson]

Fellow tower talkians:

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.


Tom, WW5L