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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on November 30, 2019 at 7:05am

doesnty matter how its built hand held or a rig like the video you showed. for a 2" bit of nichrome wire to burn a fret line on a neck all you need is a 9V battery. all very safe except for the wire itself that gets very hot. use an old car battery if you want. DC is safer than AC. 

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 30, 2019 at 9:15am

What about the DC amps?


Would something like this work? (obviously with the output terminated differently)

https://www.amazon.com/100-240V-Converter-GraceMe-Cigarette-Refrige...

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Permalink Reply by Gus K on December 3, 2019 at 10:05am

Don't you have any AC to DC adapters (wall warts) laying around to try?  I sure do.  I think this should work.  You could plug into a cheap switched power strip.

https://ebay.to/2rOCPjW

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 30, 2019 at 2:14pm

seems like a lot of work to replace a Square & a Woodburner, just saying?

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on November 30, 2019 at 2:34pm

Yep I agree Brian Q. At least with a wood burner you can change the tips and do fret position markers too.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 30, 2019 at 2:42pm

Brian and Taff...

I tried a soldering iron with a needle and chisel tip and while it works, I was not happy with the time or result. There's just something about that hot wire making a perfect line that resonates with me...


BTW I just looked closer and the resistance on the wire I bought is 1.31 ohms/ft.

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 30, 2019 at 2:54pm

I’m using a real wood burner, not a soldering iron, anything takes a little practice, even with the right tool? 

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 30, 2019 at 7:08pm

What's the difference?

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Permalink Reply by Gus K on December 4, 2019 at 4:31pm

I thought the gizmo in the vid was pretty cool and well thought out.  Some folks just like making things  :)  

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on December 4, 2019 at 4:40pm

That'd be me...

To be honest, it's something I discovered about myself not long ago. Never knew before that I could do it...

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Permalink Reply by Jim Saraceno on November 30, 2019 at 3:09pm

Is there some reason you didn't wan to use an automotive battery charger like in the video?

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 30, 2019 at 7:07pm

Mainly because of pushback from here...

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