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Old July 3rd 05, 07:11 AM
Michael A. Terrell
 
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Michael A. Terrell wrote:


I had the Wahl orange, eight hour charge version. I added a switch
to the primary of the transformer to turn it off at night. It rarely
ran down in normal, day to day use, and I worked at least 40 hours a
week with it and a couple other irons on my bench.


You should have kept that one.

-Bill



I did, for about 12 years. Finally, the transformer went bad, and
the third battery pack shorted out. It was starting to develop cracks
in the iron's body, so I reluctantly salvaged the only good parts, the
diode and the bulb.

--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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