12 volt soildering iron?
I am looking for a cheap dependable way to make a no more than 13.8 volt D/C soildering iron that can be powered by the common cigeratte lighter plug or with clips on to the battery terminals any ideas?
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You'll have to calculate how much heater wire to put in it. Radio Shack used to have one in their stores and I'll bet someone still does if you look for it.
And using ohm's law (V=IR) and (P = I2R)
A small electronics soldering iron is 10-40 watts...
You want to run at 13.5ish VDC, plan on 14V to be safe.
You want ~20 watts for small stuff
20 watts at 14 volts is (20/14) = 1.428Amps
V = IR
14 = 1.428 * R
14 / 1.429 = 9.797 ohms.
You need a heating element that is about 10 ohms rated for at least 20 watts, preferably more.
A small electronics soldering iron is 10-40 watts...
You want to run at 13.5ish VDC, plan on 14V to be safe.
You want ~20 watts for small stuff
20 watts at 14 volts is (20/14) = 1.428Amps
V = IR
14 = 1.428 * R
14 / 1.429 = 9.797 ohms.
You need a heating element that is about 10 ohms rated for at least 20 watts, preferably more.
I don't know about a DC soldering iron, but if you want something portable you could try this http://www.instructables.com/id/Guide-to-field-Soldering/?ALLSTEPS
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