[Elecraft] Soldering Iron Weller WTCP-S / WTCP 51 tip groundingdirect or via 1MOhm res. ?

[Stuart Rohre]

The Weller tip goes directly to AC power ground to meet UL and American
safety codes, (National Electrical Code)  Otherwise there is a shock hazard
if a shorted element contacts the sleeve.
-Stuart
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