Weller have been getting away with unfused dumbassery for decades. I'm amazed they still do it today, and get away with safety regulation BS approval markings.
The gear is good quality and performs well, except for no fusing on the primary and secondary.
It cost me $5? retail to fit two internal inline fuse holders with appropriate surge friendly T-fuses rated just above the primary 240v AC and secondary 24v AC currents,
taking into account worst case cold startup and running current draw.
That R+D took a few minutes extra, to measure, test and verify by cooking two sacrificial fuses which clapped out at the calculated point where they should, with no losses whilst intact at normal operation.
That deal would have cost Weller 50? cents or less to implement on all their wares, and this EEVblog post might be active in a darker alternate unviverse perhaps, instead of here.
Don't get me started why I opened up the solder station in the first place to find out why the unit was intermittent in operation,
and notice zero fuse protection on top. No one would believe it, I should have taken photos...
Anyways, my Weller now rocks and I don't have to think about it going barbeque,
unless I fall asleep soldering in bed...
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Suggest to owners to fuse both sides, it may save you a bundle especially if a repair being soldered becomes live or charged whilst soldering, or the base station drops on concrete,
or thrown at a zombie
i.e. a coupla bucks for a fuse or two and back in business
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Hey, does this post mean a lot of unfused Wellers will now get flogged off dirt cheap ?
You can never have too many Wellers, I will wait for the panic sellling to start
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