<div dir="auto">Ross-<div dir="auto">I'm guessing you already have more work responsibilities than is fair and not particularly interested in more hours repairing cables and learning skills you admittedly don't have an affinity for.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My guess is you can buy a new cable for less than someone would charge to repair it and shipping costs. Quick Google says $3 to $25 for 5 to 10 feet, with a lot in the $10-$12 range.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Keep a box of non-working ones. Someday you might stumble on someone who will repair them.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 2:05 AM Jerry Durand via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<font face="Arial">For an out of town trip I got a $5 temperature
controlled iron that I figured would be good for the several
connections I needed to make. While it worked ok, the PC board
inside wasn't properly supported and moved, using the temperature
knob to hold it in place. As the board holds the heater when you
tighten the tip it pushes the board down and jambs the knob.<br>
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A bit of glue around the base of the board helped.<br>
<br>
So, for lets say $10 for a slightly better model you can get an
occasional use temperature controlled iron.<br>
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<div>On 29-Mar-24 5:54, Dale Farmer via
Stagecraft wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">there
are temperature controlled irons that will sense the tip
temperature and turn the heating element on and off as needed.
But those are spendy.</blockquote>
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