Many thanks

Workshopshed over 8 years ago

A heavy box arrived from the US today.

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jasonwier92 over 8 years ago +4

Mine was in like 3 boxes. Still waiting on one item. It's like Christmas when they come. Blessings to you Andy!
danzima over 8 years ago +3

Hi folks! Mindi and I are so sorry about the mistake with the voltages. She and I are both not technical people, and we just didn't think about it! Gerrit, check your inbox as I think we have a solution…
gpolder over 8 years ago in reply to Workshopshed +2

Andy Clark (Workshopshed) wrote: It's not quite what I was expecting as there's a Weller WES51 rather than the soldering tool kit. Maybe you got mine? I today also received a heavy box, containing: They…

jasonwier92 over 8 years ago

Mine was in like 3 boxes. Still waiting on one item. It's like Christmas when they come.

Blessings to you Andy!
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Workshopshed over 8 years ago

It's not quite what I was expecting as there's a Weller WES51 rather than the soldering tool kit. That and the Duratool Hot Air Gun are both US plug 120v so I can't really use them even if I did swap the plugs.

On the plus side there's a Ben Heck Show T-Shirt that should fit nicely and a wind up dancing man.

The heatshrink should be very useful.
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gpolder over 8 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

The WES51 in stead of the toolkit is quite a good deal. Although very unfortunate that you got the US power version.
I'm very curious now what I will get, I already got the watch and a bonus Arduino board. Furthermore a heavy box is underway, and will be delivered next week.
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jasonwier92 over 8 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

That is nice that you got the WES51! Do you have 240V AC and the more round plugs? Seems like there would be a market to get US style devices to work. Or you could sell it on Ebay, but then you have to ship it all the way back.
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jasonwier92 over 8 years ago in reply to gpolder

Bonus Arduino board? Like the one we got for the contest?
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Workshopshed over 8 years ago in reply to jasonwier92

We've got 240v and 3 rectangular pins here. The plug is a trivial problem but there is the risk of burnout running 120v stuff at 240v.

For work on construction sites there 110v so there might be someone in the UK who wants it. Also recent US immigrants often have transformers
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gpolder over 8 years ago in reply to jasonwier92

No, just an Arduino mega. As an apology for the delay I had to choose between a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino.
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gpolder over 8 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

Andy Clark (Workshopshed) wrote:

It's not quite what I was expecting as there's a Weller WES51 rather than the soldering tool kit.
Maybe you got mine?
I today also received a heavy box, containing:
They must have overlooked that Europe has a different power outlet voltage.
The Dremel, heat gun and the soldering iron within the tool kit are all 120v, so useless for me.
The heat shrink is indeed useful, and I think my grand-kids will like the smurfs.
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Workshopshed over 8 years ago in reply to gpolder

The top 3 should have a digital iron the wes51 is analogue. But equally at 120v it would be useless to you.
I'm a little surprised that the Dremel is not auto-ranging.
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gpolder over 8 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

you are right, it should indeed be a digital iron. As it isn't send already I just asked for a 240v version.
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