9V is good for 800mA for 15 minutes or so, usually. Depends on the 9V, that's a Duracell coppertop (some extrapolation from datasheet).
* Drew Van Zandt Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld) Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST * On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 2:23 AM, Tom Metro <[email protected]>wrote: > For times when you are away from an AC outlet and you can't think of a > better way to drain your laptop battery. :-) > > @mightyohm: A USB-powered soldering iron. Really? > > http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2173618_-1 > > It's a 6W iron that draws 800mA @ 5 V. So you could power it with a 1 A > USB car power adapter. They claim it can reach almost 900 oF in 15 to 20 > seconds. > > They say it can even be powered by a 9 V battery. (The question is, will > it reach temperature before the battery is drained?) > > -Tom > _______________________________________________ > Hardwarehacking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking >
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