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In Reply to: RE: For a 40 Watt iron? posted by Tweekeng on May 17, 2012 at 18:16:09
"40 watts what? About 3 amps at 120 Volts."
Y'all slipped a digit, try 333 mA.
Naturally any extension cord in the world will work, the recommendation was just a joke. I think...
Rick
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Actually, while it may seem counter intuitive, there are soldering iron manufacturers, electronics assembly advisers, and professional end users who recommend plugging a soldering iron directly into an AC outlet at the wall (even very low wattage models), or if absolutely necessary use a heavy duty extension cord, while one source even went so far as to say never use an extension cord...
Except for the "industrial hygiene" issue, i.e. in general extension cords are frowned upon in industry because they can trip people or breakers for that matter if wrongly applied, there isn't a problem using them for non-fixed applications.
Certainly there aren't any functional issues using ANY extension cord for a 40W soldering iron.
I spent my whole career in Electronic manufacturing companies and would qualify as a "professional end user" and an "electronics assembly adviser" and my advice is to not sweat it!
It's one thing to apply mysticism to audio cables but extending it to soldering irons is beyond the pale in my book.
Rick
Don't feel offended. Your accusation of mysticism is an insult. It is you who's sweating this minor issue. Here's a few links to argue with. Don't argue with me.
http://www.inlandcraft.com/uguides/tipcare.htm
http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/how-to-repair-xlr-microphone-wire/
http://whitebreadonpatrol.com/?category_name=diy
Well Duster, I came across this looking for a way never to spend an hour and a half desoldering and almost butchering a circuit board. An 8 pin socket. Geoff's 54AWG SPEAKER wire, now that's mysticism in audio cable. Maybe someone like yourself should completely debunk such nonsense. Tweaker
I am not arguing, just sharing my knowledge and experience.
"Mysticism" isn't an insult, rather it's an apt description of the current state of the affairs in some areas for many of the posters here including me.
It can be a stopover on the road to understanding and it can even be rather fun. If understanding isn't important it can be an endpoint for a particular instance. But it can also be a starting point if general knowledge is desired. However in the case of soldering irons, which are far cruder animals than stereos, I can tell you from much experience with them in every imaginable condition that any functioning extension cord is adequate for achieving good solder joints.
As you well know home audio system are, sadly, crankier and indeed I appreciate your diligent efforts and the observations that you post. They are good data points towards understanding and hopefully improving our systems.
But not all systems have such a gap between control and effective operation.
Regards, Rick
Yeah I should not be trying to do even simple math in my head after visiting the local brewery.
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