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post Jun 12 2025, 05:39 PM, updated 6 months ago

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I bought a 60W soldering iron from MR DIY. After about 7 minutes of powering on, the middle part of the iron turned bright red, and a few minutes later, the tip also turned red. Is this normal? I have already exchanged it with the seller, but it's still the same.

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post Jun 12 2025, 05:59 PM

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QUOTE(Lurker @ Jun 12 2025, 05:45 PM)
why didn't test it at the shop?
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I have already exchanged one with the seller, but it is still the same.
When I changed to the second one, it looked fine after 6 minutes on site. I took it home and used it for 10 minutes and it turned like this. They said they can't refund the money, only exchange it, but I have already exchanged it once and it is still the same. They don't have any other brands.
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post Jun 12 2025, 06:03 PM

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Will there be any problems if I continue to use it? Is it dangerous? or does it have to be thrown away? Why would a large, legal company sell unusable products? Doesn't the government care?
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post Jun 12 2025, 06:57 PM

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QUOTE(WongTheThief @ Jun 12 2025, 06:43 PM)
how about the tip, does it still works before the middle part turns red?
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It worked the whole time, it was just that red color that worried me.

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post Jun 12 2025, 08:39 PM

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QUOTE(mowlous @ Jun 12 2025, 08:12 PM)
I am presuming you don't have a voltage regulator and you just plug and play. Regular socket wall produce 60w and above. Your cheap solder is running about 35 - 40w range. W/O a regulator it's just going to keep heating until it melts.
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Will it really melt? But this product doesn't mention anything about voltage regulator. It says 60W 220~240V, does it really need a voltage regulator?

 

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