[Boatanchors] soldering iron safety

[mikea]

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 01:17:11PM -0500, rbethman wrote:
> Rob,
> 
> I guess I've been a safety nut for decades.
> 
> I never leave one on.  I always turn each of them off after using them.
> 
> This would be a good habit to develop.
> 
> How about a sign on the bench top?

How about only plugging them into a plugstrip or switched outlet that also
powers a relatively bright light? Even if everything else in the shack
is powered down, the light plugged into that outlet will remind you that
Something Still Is On.

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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Tired old sysadmin