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  1. Apr 7, 2022, 08:43 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by wb8nbs View Post
    I have one of those. 550 watts. It will melt solder at ten paces.
    and that's from the last time it was plugged in. 20 paces plugged in live.

    The best known brand of those "American Beauty". I can't find the picture, but in the 50's there were Rosie Riveters assembling Amphenol style plugs with them, probably in the 150w 200w range.
    Last edited by Toolmaker51; Apr 7, 2022 at 08:51 PM.
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