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Why the base of an electric iron is made thick and heavy?rates assured

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Why the base of an electric iron is made thick and heavy?rates assured

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Swarit Sankule

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5 Feb 2009 15:23:33 IST

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for better iron purpose... means that heavy iron would require less external pressure for ironing of clothes.....

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5 Feb 2009 17:43:33 IST

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hello dear

the physicall reason can be........by making the base heavier ,the clohes will get easily ironed...

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5 Feb 2009 18:05:08 IST

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one more reason , heavy base means higher heat capacity, means if the press remains off for some time (this usually happens) , the temperature does not change much.

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6 Feb 2012 12:33:53 IST

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Why the base of an electric iron is made thick and heavy?rates assured

Prachi

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6 Feb 2012 12:38:24 IST

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Electric iron is made up of NIC(Nickel+Iron+Chromium).Thus,the base offers high resistance,does not get oxidised at high temperature(1000 degree Celsius)...

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6 Feb 2012 12:43:58 IST

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Th base transfrs th heat to cl0ths,th thicker it wil b,the m0re it wil st0re heat,and transfr heat for longer peri0d whn n0 currnt passes throu ir0n

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