Date:         Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:02:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Digitool building and group entertainment.
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Rico Sapolich wrote:

> If you want to keep at it tonight and IF you know something about 120V.
> circuits, try a small lamp (aka, lightbulb) in series with your soldering
> iron.  A 30 watt lamp, if there is such a thing, should just about give you
> 15 watts on the iron.  Also, 25 or 40 watt lamps should get you in the
> ballpark.

This is a great suggestion. The light bulb acts like a current limiter. It is
variable resistance device (the higher the current, the greater the resistance)
and a fuse (if the current gets too high the light bulb burns out).
-Larry

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