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Carry-On Bags + Soldering Iron...

  • 25-07-2011 03:06PM
    #1
    WetDaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    I'm traveling to DUB-LHR on Tuesday (back on Wednesday). As a result, I'm only bringing a carry-on back and have no checked baggage.

    In London, I'll be collecting a soldering iron (this one: http://www.maplin.co.uk/60w-lcd-display-solder-station-218050). My concern is what security in LHR will make of this and / if it will cause problems for me. Obviously, it'll be an all-or-nothing affair so I thought I'd see if people have any opinions or experiences with this.

    My last resort will be to check a bag on the return flight or to post the whole station back, but if I can avoid it confidently then I'd rather do that.

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    wonderfulname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,943 ✭✭✭wonderfulname


    Go to the airport considerably early to allow for some craziness at security and the possibility of having to check in your bag, LHR held me up a good half hour once for having a crummy looking phone, so I'd love to see how they take a soldering iron.

    By the way, were two threads really necessary?


  • #3
    Italia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭Italia


    I was blocked for over an hour at Stanstead because I had a laptop cooler - one of those plastic USB 'tray type' yokes that has 2 small fans to cool the underside of the laptop.
    They must have scanned it about 10 times...just couldn't accept that it was just a flaming fan.


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