[sdiy] Bad Weller soldering iron

[Ken Stone]

>>    So the solution was to buy a whole lot of replacement cords and
>> replace them as needed.  I have once seen the actual heater element go
>> bad, but that's pretty rare.

You lucky !@#$  I've had at least 1/2 dozen heaters go bad, and one switch.
Only had the cord fail once. Last time the heater went bad it was only after
12 months, so I sent an abusive email to Cooper Tools. After that a customer
service rep called me, asked a few questions, determined it was indeed just
a lousy heater, not a failure caused by something else, and I was promptly
shipped a free replacement.

Ken
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