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G0FTD > TECH 11.09.03 06:05l 23 Lines 563 Bytes #999 (0) @ EU
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Subj: Re: Jungle soldering irons
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GW3TMH sent in wide screen format:-
> My Father tells me he used a measured length of resistive wire from a
> electric fire element, and wound it round a piece of copper earth pipe
> filed down to shape.
>
> It was an improvement on the official model which was the old stile
> soldering iron you stuck in the fire to heat.
All very well but it has a big problem.
On a "desert island" OR in a jungle I'd prefer to preserve my power supply
for using the radio rather than using it to produce heat.
- Andy -
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