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[Pablo]

For quick motor swaps between heats, nothing beats the "WHACKO 9000"

Coming soon to WalMart in the appliance department.

 

 

THANKS to zipper for fixing the photo orientation

[Gene/ZR1]

Dang!

480 volt, 3 phase ? 

[zipper]

Take this:

[Pablo]

Thanks, Pekka

[Bill from NH]

Is it corded or do you heat it up in some red coals?  I bet that iron would be good for fixing drips from pails, pots, & pans. A couple times at a radiator repair shop, I've seen them soldering tanks to a new core with a bigger iron. Radiators today are like sealed slot car motors. When something goes wrong with them, they don't repair them anymore, they just replace them, especially the plastic radiators.

[Pablo]

It has a cord but I didn't look to see if it was 220 3 phase or 110.

You'd have to ask airhead He said it's for soldering sheet metal  

[Ecurie Martini]

Had some gutter work done a while ago - roofer used an enormous copper iron heated in a charcoal burner.

 

EM

[Bill from NH]

It has a cord but I didn't look to see if it was 220 3 phase or 110.

 

 

If it was wired for 220 V, it doesn't have to be 3 phase power. Two examples are household electric kitchen stoves & clothes dryers. Both are 220 V, but neither are 3 phase. My well pump & my oil furnace controls are 220 V also. 3 phase power  requires a special distribution network & power feed from the electric provider or one has to use a phase converter, which are inefficient.

[Gene/ZR1]

If it was wired for 220 V, it doesn't have to be 3 phase power. Two examples are household electric kitchen stoves & clothes dryers. Both are 220 V, but neither are 3 phase. My well pump & my oil furnace controls are 220 V also. 3 phase power  requires a special distribution network & power feed from the electric provider or one has to use a phase converter, which are inefficient.

Bill
see post no.2; I made a joke comment 480v, 3 phase and in post no.6 is was commented being 220v, 3 phase, there is no way a soldering iron would require that type of voltage or phasing, now maybe 13,200v
G.

[Phil Hackett]

Had some gutter work done a while ago - roofer used an enormous copper iron heated in a charcoal burner.

 

EM

 

 

When I was in the 7th grade I was in the Electric Shop (electronics... not quite) and we were required to build a Morse Code key switch.... the soldering "iron" was a big chunk of copper that was heated in a small natural gas furnace. Soldering with red hot copper is very different than you'd think....

[JimF]

I'm thinkin' this'll be a perfect match for the new Chicagoland comm slot cutter. They could be sold as a package deal.......

[Half Fast]

The tip does not appear to be properly tinned

 

Cheers

[Bill from NH]

Bill
see post no.2; I made a joke comment 480v, 3 phase and in post no.6 is was commented being 220v, 3 phase, there is no way a soldering iron would require that type of voltage or phasing, now maybe 13,200v
G.

 

Gene, I had overlooked your post, but I knew any soldering iron I'd ever seen was single phase. Some people don't realize that the starting capacitor & centrifugal switch on small electric motors creates a momentary second phase when starting.

 

Bill, that tip doesn't appear tinned, does it.Could it be tarnish from disuse?

[Slot-Racer]

Looks more like an antique Thermalaids Prostate Probe from the 1920's rather than a solder iron. https://www.worthpoi...robe-1823389865

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[Ecurie Martini]

Let's not get anal about this

 

EM

[Pablo]

[John Streisguth]

You want 110V to go where?????

[NY Nick]

In metal Shop in High School, they had Irons that went in little Gas Furnace.

Thanks for posting.

[Jay Guard]

I've always accused Pablo of using "questionable" soldering techniques!

[Slot-Racer]

That one also looks worn out. I would recommend to upgrade to this: https://americanbeau...dering-Irons/19

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[airhead]

When the pinion gear absolutely has to stay on, use the right soldering iron.

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[Pablo]

I've always accused Pablo of using "questionable" soldering techniques!

You can question it all you want, but the fact is, all you have to do is walk into your workshop with one of those irons and the chassis simply surrenders and solders itself up, no questions asked

[Bill from NH]

Someone should see if they could sell it to Tony P. He'd tell you what you could do with it.   

[Jay Guard]

You can question it all you want, but the fact is, all you have to do is walk into your workshop with one of those irons and the chassis simply surrenders and solders itself up, no questions asked

 LOL!!

[Bill from NH]

You can question it all you want, but the fact is, all you have to do is walk into your workshop with one of those irons and the chassis simply surrenders and solders itself up, no questions asked

 

Or, you can simply throw everything into an oven set on 500 F.