I've got a heat gun that has stopped working. Use of a multimeter tells me that there's a single part that is stopping current from flowing through the whole thing. This part is indicated
PATENTED
MICROTEMP™
4468A1
SUUC240C
Some research suggests that it is a fusible link which opens (has opened, apparently) at 468F (242°C).
How dangerous would it be to cut this part out and join the wires which previously connected to it? Would using solder to hold them together provide a similar temperature backstop in that the gun would stop working when that area exceeded the melting temperature of solder? Would it be better to join the devices in a way which did not rely on solder to hold them together?
The part is located between the fan and the heating element, the heating element being at the air exit point of the gun and the fan being at the back/intake.
The wires are thick enough and the design of the gun such that the wires will hold their position and not flap around dangerously inside if the solder is melted.
It's notable that there is no solder used anywhere in the device: clamps and other techniques are used instead.
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