At 12:05 AM 28/12/2004 +1300, you wrote:
>
>That I didn't know. I'm short of a hot-air gun and will try that as
>soon as I replace the one that died. I'll also....

Be careful to set the hot-air gun down very gently after use. The filament
breaks too easily from shock. Also put down with nozzle facing upwards for
convection cooling, otherwise the thermal cut-out switch cooks and takes
ages to release.
..just my expreience leading to the demise of my beautiful Ryobi heat gun.


Regards
Roland Jollivet

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