Hello, I need your advice yet again.
I was Browsing Amazon UK, I stumbled across a few wonderful soldering iron kits under the 25 EUR range, Including Magneto's Soldering pack, FIXKIT, and more.
Naturally, this being a UK based store, it has most of the time the UK plugs, however it also has the grounded German "schuko" plugs, which are also present in my country.
And, there are also ungrounded european plugs, having just line and neutral.
Buying with an intent for electronic use, I'm deeply concerned about the discharge of static electricity, it could or will damage the electronic components that I'm working on.
I have bought an anti-static mat, along with anti-static wrist strap, greatly reducing the risk of ESD, I also keep in mind about the environment and my clothing to further be safer from ESD.
I have few Ideas:
Buy a UK-plugged soldering iron, then use a UK-EU travel adapter.
Look for a grounded European soldering iron, greatly reducing product availability.
Look for an ungrounded European soldering iron, greatly reducing product availability,
and probably increasing risk of static discharge.Buy a UK- Plugged soldering iron, then modify it to a European plug. (Should be possible because both use 240V 50hz)
You could ask me, Why don't you buy from a local store?
Well, there are few issues I'm having;
They're more expensive, None of them has a toolkit, which is very convenient for mobility. And none of them has any handy tools, not even soldering tips.
My sources are Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de and last on the priority Ebay.
Yes I'm not an idiot, ungrounded also means safety concerns about the user.