I was allowed to takw it out of the box by my daughter :)
The black gasket material looked like the standard phenolic / thermoset resin.
Didn't get to plug it in and try out the thermostat, but seemd to have a decent range.
Myc
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "soffee83" <soffee83@y...> wrote:
>
> Thanks!
>
> That does look nice. Simple too.
>
> I've got flat aluminum plate on mine, but I've never liked the section
> which attaches the original base to the iron body. It has a little bit
> of play in it (too "plastic'y"), and the pressure I've used with some
> of the PCB's hasn't helped it any.
>
> If I think about replacing it, I may grab that.
>
> You know what that dark joint material is by chance, and how nice is
> the temp control?
>
> -George
>
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