Just had an email someone who said their (very) old WTCTP went up in smoke in a transformer failure (120V unit)
Pic of primary-side fuseholder 0.6A underneath the (Canadian) unit. This is old, solenoid-style transformer. Before Danaher was involved.
Aren't they the same mob running Fluke too ? That would explain the penny pinching biz goings on
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@ Mr. Scram, there's no fist shaking or agro here mate, just a concerned heads up regarding Weller and others to fit fuses and or thermal cutouts to their gear,
otherwise people may steer their credit cards toward other players in the soldering station game when it's time to purchase
Previous math of $300 (and some programming code so the assembly robots fit the 10,000 parts for almost FREE
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would have saved OP DJ (and any random number of the 9,999 users in that production run) some drama and magic smoke
and 22 pages thus far of EEVblog server space I fail to understand the un-apologetic WHY Weller did not fit protection in 120 volts units
Do the punters in the U.S. get better laminations
and with little to no chance to plug into a 240 volt outlet?
AFAIK the U.S. has both 120 and 240 volts available via their center tap fitted street transformers
A lot of gear sold in the U.S. has options to run off either voltage, welders especially
I'm betting those units have some burn or BANG! protection fitted no matter what clever power auto selection options are on board,
or when using proper adapter leads/plugs, or DIY widow makers.
FUSE IT OR LOSE IT !