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Re: old thread Re: DIY Soldering iron tips

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From: John Woodgate
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:50
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I read in sci.electronics.design that Don Pearce
<donalddlanod@pearce.uk.com> wrote (in <mk1tru8i7d0i32ei0tt4c43717a3b097
n2@4ax.com>) about 'old thread Re: DIY Soldering iron tips', on Tue, 29
Oct 2002:
>If I can butt in with a related question,  I have an old Welder
>temperature controlled iron, and the lead (the burn-proof one to the
>iron itself) has become very stiff. Is there anything I can do to
>restore some flexibility - or must I replace it?

You need to replace it. It is not so difficult to get heat-resistant
cable as it used to be. Try you local electrical wholesaler. You need
another soldering iron to change the cable!
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From: John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design,aus.electronics
Subject: Re: old thread Re: DIY Soldering iron tips
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:50:13 +0000
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