On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:20:10 GMT, AnthonyL wrote:

So ~ V = I R ( yes I know it's AC but approximate is near enough?)

Around 8kohm mains rated resistor?

Any usual household goods deliver that? Or trust it to stick my
fingers across .

Although it's a bit high (10W v 7.2W), I 'mis-wired' a 10W soldering iron as
a test. Worked OK.


Good idea - I presume it didn't damage the soldering iron?

It is still working - probably handles the dissipation quite well ;-)
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