220v soldering station - will work on 110v?

[starting_out]

Bought a Hakko 936 soldering station - 220v version arrived. Safe to replace plug to NA style and run on 110v?

The parts list (http://srt.co.th/station_936.htm) indicates a different transformer and fuse (2A for 110v and 0.8A for 220v).

What do you think... will it be safe and accurate temps running on 110v?

It only draws 60W if that matters.

Thanks in advance.

[psychedelicfish]

It will work, but it will only do 30W. Your best bet is to buy a step up transformer or to buy a 110V soldering station.

[Seljer]

It will work, but it will only do 30W. Your best bet is to buy a step up transformer or to buy a 110V soldering station.

If the resistance of the heating element is constant, you'd actually only get a quarter of the power because along with half the voltage you get half the current. Ohms law

Otherwise yep, along with not enough power, the control electronics will probably be all screwy with half the voltage

[armdnrdy]

I don't know how much you saved by purchasing a 220 volt rather than a 120 volt station but....

you can change the transformer to a 120vac primary, 24vac secondary transformer that fits inside the station case or use a wall wart with a jack.

Be careful working with line voltages. Double and triple check your work.

This might help:

http://www2.opparc.org/mirrors/n0ss/www.n0ss.net/hakko_936_schem-pcb_&_mod_v1r7.pdf

[starting_out]

I don't know how much you saved by purchasing a 220 volt rather than a 120 volt station but....

http://www2.opparc.org/mirrors/n0ss/www.n0ss.net/hakko_936_schem-pcb_&_mod_v1r7.pdf

The item order page was shy on specs, basically said 110-240v..... wasn't a way to specify which... oh well 

Thanks for that link to the PDF, definitely useful.

And to everyone else that posted, THANK YOU, I had no expectations that I'd get answers so quickly, and from obviously knowledgeable people. 

[Mike Burgundy]

If it says 110-240VAC on the specs, that means they are c laiming it works *in that voltage range*. Many switching power supplies do this automatically, f'rinstance.
Send it back, wrong information, so wrong product.