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[-] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 23 points 4 days ago
[-] farcaster@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

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 3 days ago

Textbook definition!

[-] Godort@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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 4 days 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.

[-] Droechai@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days 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)

[-] Luci@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days 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

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