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[–] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No.

Seriously, many soldering irons don't have a switch. Fancy soldering stations have switches, temperature dials, etc. But basic ones are just a resistive load wired directly to the plug.

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think they meant on the wall or outlet not the iron.

[–] farcaster@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like a cheap portable soldering iron, which just heats up to some roughly usable temperature whenever it's plugged in.

[–] JoeDyrt@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Textbook definition!

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 1 points 15 hours ago

I've only seen outlet switches in the UK, unless you plugged into a roof lamp outlet where the switch are by the entrance door, but then you need a plug like these (at least here in sweden)

[–] Godort@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ive seen some really cheap irons that have zero controls, you plug them in and they operate at max power. Basically a wood burning pencil, really.

An engineer that has a project to show off at a trade show will have will have both a power switch and a temperature control on their soldering iron.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

I'm an engineer that's been in that sort of situation. If it's planned, you have the tools. Unfortunately, sometimes these things happen and it's not planned. At that point it's taken what you can get. A cheap fire stick will still do the job better than no fire stick.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Every one i've owned has and I get the cheap ones. I guess you can find them for under a dollar or something