tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229009499681665667.post837289921687093773..comments2023-03-28T08:53:35.975-07:00Comments on Moved to www.craftysupermom.com: Tutorial : Fixing Your Dead Tool's PlugAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933935572445417233noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229009499681665667.post-90285192955001735282014-01-20T08:53:49.335-08:002014-01-20T08:53:49.335-08:00Hello (: Thank you for your comment. Wasn't aw...Hello (: Thank you for your comment. Wasn't aware of the difference in heating devices. I did know that the larger hole is for a different wire, but was told that it would work fine. Will take note of it the next time ;) Appreciate your help. Thanks! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933935572445417233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229009499681665667.post-91381366303590564262014-01-17T21:42:40.223-08:002014-01-17T21:42:40.223-08:00That appears to be an European connector your putt...That appears to be an European connector your putting on the end of that glue gun that used to have a standard American connector. Personally, I'd recommend buying the same type of connector made for the same type of wires. When you use the wrong connector and the wrong sizes problems can arise. The reason the connector has such a big hole is that it's made for a higher rated voltage at higher watts than the glue gun. While ordinarily a device that is made for 110v will draw half the amps when running on 220v, heating devices are a little different. They will typically draw pretty much all of what is available, by nature due to the way they are generally wired. They generally heat up by setting up a coil in which one end is wired to the neutral and the other end is wired to the common. Electricity then flows really rapidly as fast as possible, heating up the coil to the point that the wire will melt if not rated for a high enough amperage. Glue guns usually run about $10 or less, with the cost, I'd just buy another glue gun rather than paying between half the cost and the entire price to replace the wire with a connector that might be safe. Now given other devices, that depends. Simple push-in connectors are available for 2-conductor devices that have similar wiring as the glue gun, but again If someone pulled on the connector it's expose wires when they slip out of the new connector, and the connector would be close to half the cost of the glue gun usually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com