On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:36:48 +0100, brewski922 <brewski@...> wrote:
I have seen a iron with a melted plate once.
Not a good idea.
All modern ones will have secondary thermal fuses too (but i'm sure you'd
find a way to short those!)
I did not see the flaw in the OP due to the degree F thing (which tells me
about as much as any random number), but i do know the irons i measured
are all capable of 200C or slightly over on highest setting.
ST
> What if you bypassed the thermostat in the irons?It melts down.
>
>
> Mike
I have seen a iron with a melted plate once.
Not a good idea.
All modern ones will have secondary thermal fuses too (but i'm sure you'd
find a way to short those!)
I did not see the flaw in the OP due to the degree F thing (which tells me
about as much as any random number), but i do know the irons i measured
are all capable of 200C or slightly over on highest setting.
ST