[HH] A USB-powered soldering iron

[Drew Van Zandt]

9V is good for 800mA for 15 minutes or so, usually.  Depends on the 9V,
that's a Duracell coppertop (some extrapolation from datasheet).

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Drew Van Zandt
Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld)
Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D.  Masquerade aVST
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On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 2:23 AM, Tom Metro <tmetro+hhacking at gmail.com>wrote:

> For times when you are away from an AC outlet and you can't think of a
> better way to drain your laptop battery. :-)
>
>   @mightyohm: A USB-powered soldering iron.  Really?
>
> http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2173618_-1
>
> It's a 6W iron that draws 800mA @ 5 V. So you could power it with a 1 A
> USB car power adapter. They claim it can reach almost 900 oF in 15 to 20
> seconds.
>
> They say it can even be powered by a 9 V battery. (The question is, will
> it reach temperature before the battery is drained?)
>
>  -Tom
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