bpetersxx
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Is this safe
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Iron power cords should be 16/2 (16-qauge, 2-wire)
Lamp cords are normally 18/2
So hard to tell from the picture.
All-in-all, doesn't look like a travel iron to me.
Nor would I be enthused about using it until I had
taken it apart myself (or replaced the cord properly.)
Lamp cords are normally 18/2
So hard to tell from the picture.
All-in-all, doesn't look like a travel iron to me.
Nor would I be enthused about using it until I had
taken it apart myself (or replaced the cord properly.)
bpetersxx
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I think that is a lamp cord
And I know u can get cloth covered iron coed and proper plugs for it
And I know u can get cloth covered iron coed and proper plugs for it
No,vinyl insulated cords cannot take the heat-and improper guage cable in the cord as GOPROG points out."Heater" cable cords are available at most large appliance parts stores-that is what should be used.The vinyl insulation could melt and the wires short out if the iron is operated.the safett officer will put a "Do Not Operate" tag on this one until the proper cord is installed.
current overdraw
DANGER DANGER DANGER Will Robinson.
OVERHEAT, MELT-DOWN, SPARKS
That cord will self destruct in 20...19...18...17...
DANGER DANGER DANGER Will Robinson.
OVERHEAT, MELT-DOWN, SPARKS
That cord will self destruct in 20...19...18...17...
bpetersxx
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going to see if I can find a safer iron to use
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Burning down the house!
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I could get one for $10 at Target
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I could get one for $10 at Target
bpetersxx
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got a iron
Iron??
Well, what did you get?
Well, what did you get?
Not only is a lamp cord unsuitable due to small gauge wire and non-heat resistant insulation, but it also lacks the rubber boot at the heel of the iron handle, which helps keep the cord from getting a sharp bend at the handle or getting under the hot sole plate. I can't tell for sure, but it looks like that iron simply has some electrical tape in lieu of a boot. Not good.
I remember once upon a time using an old iron with a frayed cloth cord. It shorted out at the handle, letting off sparks with a POP! and a nice blue flame. I was about 13 at the time and pretty shaken by the experience. As I recall the short didn't trip the circuit fuse (it was back in the day when we had glass fuses in the panel) but fortunately the short burned itself out and I was able to unplug the iron.
I remember once upon a time using an old iron with a frayed cloth cord. It shorted out at the handle, letting off sparks with a POP! and a nice blue flame. I was about 13 at the time and pretty shaken by the experience. As I recall the short didn't trip the circuit fuse (it was back in the day when we had glass fuses in the panel) but fortunately the short burned itself out and I was able to unplug the iron.
bpetersxx
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Oh man I need to press my reset button my brain has shorted out
Sudsmaster helped me get this iron on ebay
What is interesting is 2 other bidders bid on this and the owner cancelled the bids saying the iron was lost or no longer available
Sudsmaster helped me get this iron on ebay
What is interesting is 2 other bidders bid on this and the owner cancelled the bids saying the iron was lost or no longer available
