[Boatanchors] soldering iron safety

[W2HX]

You are right! I have two benches! One for test equipment and one for repair. You are right. I have HP test equipment that needs oven oscillators to stay warm.

repair bench:
http://w2hx.com/x/New%20Shack/0224151752a.jpg

test bench:
http://w2hx.com/x/New%20Shack/0224151752.jpg



From: Glen Zook [mailto:gzook at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 1:08 PM
To: W2HX; Rob Atkinson; Boat Anchors List
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] soldering iron safety

A number of test equipment items really should not have the power completely removed especially items that have temperature compensated frequency standards.



As such, turning off all power to the test bench may not be a good idea.  Instead, a separate circuit needs to be in place to insure that the power remains on such equipment.  Having power strip, etc., to control things like soldering irons that do not require constant power is a good idea.  However, that circuit needs to be different from that which provides power for frequency standards, etc.



Glen, K9STH

Website: http://k9sth.net


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From: W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com<mailto:w2hx at w2hx.com>>
To: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com<mailto:ranchorobbo at gmail.com>>; Boat Anchors List <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net<mailto:boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] soldering iron safety

I was fortunate to recently build a new shack in the house over the garage. I put several 240V circuits in for amps and lots of circuits in general. I have a bank of three wall switches at the door to the shack. Two control high hat lighting and the third controls the bench. Everything on the bench can be turned off as I leave or enter the shack.  I have often thought about using one of those wall switches with a neon light in them.

Having the whole bench on this circuit allows me to turn off soldering irons, solder suckers and even boat anchors in repair that might have HV in them.