Jimbo565 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Hi Guys,I have just come by a fairly new Coverite heat sealing iron fitted with a continental type two pin plug,can anyone tell me the operating voltage of this iron? I'm suspecting it 110v because it looks likes a shaver plug. Jim Edited By Tim Mackey - Administrator on 30/03/2011 22:49:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Not so much a shaver plug, more a typical American / continental 2 pin. I would fit a UK plug, with a low (3A maximum) fuse and plug it in...see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Tim. I'll fit the fuse if you come up and switch it on, Chicken Jimmy Eh I'll give it a wizz and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Can you beg borrow or steal a 110V building site transformer and try it on that first? If it's 110V then it will heat up to working temperature - if it doesn't then it would be a fair bet that it's designed for our mains voltage. ...and with a 2 pin plug, if it doesn't state "Double Insulated" somewhere, make sure you have an RCD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6dan Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 If it is 110, get one of these, and wire it up to the end of an extension, I have seen them for £10 ish and it will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Does it have sufficient power capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6dan Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I was running my 110 hammer drill off one on Monday !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Blimeys...Iooking at the weedy little isolating transformer in them, I am surprised it can manage anything more than an amp or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6dan Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 It seemed fine only needed to drill 2 holes and I wasn`t going to hire a tranny for that!, just poked the wires in and taped them there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Are you being serious, Dan? "230V & 115V. Incorporates a double-wound isolating transformer rated 20VA" 20 VA !!!! which equates to 20 W assuming a pure resistive load from an iron. That's either a seriously tiny hammer drill or you're lucky you didn't blow your transformer in milliseconds,,, If my 165 W covering iron is typical, Jim would be overloading in excess of 8 times - and I expect your hammer drill is twice that again even allowing for power factor! They must have been very small holes you drilled. I would certainly advise against trying it.Edited By Martin Harris on 10/03/2011 17:28:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 i remember JC...he was a canny lad...do owt to save a few bob.....i'm 100% sure i saw that iron in the skip a few doors away from JC's house.... ken anderson ne...1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 They just moved the skip today , good job i got the iron in time.If i get it up and running Kendo you can come up and see me sometime and try it. JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I gotta 1 Kw 110v transformer, Fordom rotory head with flexishaft and two hand pieces with all the collets in the shed somewheres, got no use for it now as I have two Dremels and two B&D clones plus a Clarke and another one, Fordom is American made and runs 0-18000 rpm with reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Jim, that's certainly a US/Canadian plug - so 99.999% certainty that it's designed for 110volts. Don't plug it into a 240v socket unless you like loud noises and indoor fireworks... I have a 110v film iron too. I run mine off a plug-in adaptor that claims to be rated for 1650W. I have no idea where I acquired the adaptor, and I must have bought it around 15 to 20 years ago! The label says, "Traveller Int Products Ltd. Telex 295868 London UK" It's described on the label as "Convertor + Built-in Foreign Adaptors" This is the nearest equivalent I can find to it. It too is rated at 1650W for "heating-type appliances" or only 50W for "small electronics, motorized appliances." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 John. No way am I putting 240v on this iron,It is as you say a 110v jobbie and it needs a step down transfomer. I have two 240 irons so if I could test the 110 job and its ok its staight on ebay. Found a site for the adaptors and they are about £18. Might just hang the toaster in series with it and see what happens ???? Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytilbroke Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 And the right hand column over the posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 All seems OK here - and cant see any duff linking etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Its ok at my end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytilbroke Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Still the same problem. I have read a number of other posts and this is the only one currently displaying this. Och weel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Formatting all looks fine to me too. What browser are you using FTB? I wonder if it's Jims pics in the first post that are causing the problem? They're obviously not posted quite right as it's one pic appearing twice, the link to the full-size image is broken and there's a spare bit of text saying "" width="350" alt="" />" knocking around! Maybe you're seeing the full-size image which is 640px wide?Edited By John Privett on 30/03/2011 22:38:37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Ive knecked the pictures - try that FTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 still ok south of the border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 John. Just used the normal Photobucket procedure,I'll try it againJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 here we go again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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