Homebrew PCBs

On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:36:48 +0100, brewski922 <brewski@...> wrote:

> What if you bypassed the thermostat in the irons?
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>
> Mike


It melts down.

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