Have you had a look at the transformer in the Weller to see if it has a centre tapped primary or if not, is it a standard type that could be replaced with a 110V version?
Tony. On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:20:39 -0600, you wrote: >Hi folks, > >This is a bit off-topic, but I hope somebody can help. As some of you >know I live in Canada, but I am originally from Germany. Most of my >tools can be switched between 110V/220V input, so that's fine, except >for my soldering station. It is a Weller 40W digital station that I have >had for years and I do not want to buy a new one. The problem: it only >has a 220V input. > >So I was looking for a step-up converter, and I was surprised by the >crappy quality of almost everything out there. If you look on Amazon or >Ebay, there are a lot of types very similar to this one here: > > * > http://www.amazon.com/Instapark-ITU-500-Voltage-Converter-Transformer/dp/B07B9F87HG/ > >Usually around USD 50 with quite a few negative reviews (typically >around 10%) of people saying it eventually almost burned up their house. >Not interested! So I was trying to find something reasonable, which >turned out to be a bit more difficult that I had originally anticipated. >I found these here: > > * http://www.kriegermfg.com/products/voltage-transformers/ > >Do you think these are reliable? Or where else can I find something of >decent quality? I am looking for something around 300-400W. > >Many thanks and best wishes from Canada >Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/n3n1tdhtd4t63e92tetjpnibsn8ch135u2%404ax.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
