[Elecraft] (no subject)

[G3VVT at aol.com]

In a message dated 27/01/05 18:43:15 GMT Standard Time,  
bob.boehmer at verizon.net writes:

The  Soloman 4449 is listed as having an "isolated tip".

Am I correct in  thinking that this would not be an "ESD safe" iron?


Believe the isolated tip is done for another reason which was the ability  to 
work on live circuits. Even the venerable Weller TCP soldering iron system  
had a version that used the 2 wire power supply the PS2D. On this the  
soldering iron tip was not connected directly to ground, but instead to a a  potential 
balance terminal on the PSU that allowed it to be connected to the  workbench 
static ground for working on static sensitive components or working on  live 
circuits.
 
Bob, G3VVT