Left Soldering Iron On . . . For Two Months!

3 rail alco doctor posted:

When I built my work bench, the outlets are powered by the same switch that turns the lights on over the bench, so when I leave and turn the lights off, the outlets go out too.  I did this to specifically prevent what happened in the OP.   Glad you had a good outcome!!

 

3 Rail,

          Nice workbench!!! I need ideas on building one, where to start, what I want, layout and so forth. Yours is a good starting point!

C W Burfle posted:

I am joining you on that very soon. Just ordered a timer with 5, 15, 30 & 60 min and 2 & 4 hour push buttons on ebay for >$9 to do exactly that. Now I'm thinking maybe I should have gotten two of them. It was free shipping and they have more so I can always re-order. 

A link would be appreciated. I looked on EBay, and the only ones I found were more expensive.
I think this would be OK, as long as you are not the seller.

Here's the auction number 162121353656. It's a buy it now. That is what others have been posting since some of the posts containing ebay links to electronics have been deleted. The auction title was 'Defiant 6.4-Amp 4-Hour In-Wall Countdown Electrical Switch Light Timer CFL LED' just in case. And no, I am not the seller, but it is from a US seller.

I plan to wire it into the outlet that feeds my soldering iron and I guess I will switch my glue gun to that outlet also. It's only 6 amps, but my soldering station is only 60 or 80 watts so that is more than enough. The 15 amp ones I found were all around $20 and up and I don't need a 15 amp one for what I plan to do. 

This one posted by Terry Danks  a little further down in the thread (just above MikeCT's latest post) looks good too, no wiring involved: 

Terry Danks posted: "But I'm ordering a couple more of these things to be sure there is no repetition of my stupidity!"

Just another one FYI, that looks a little easier as it's plug & play so to speak.

How about those butane soldering kits?  Just purchased one last week.  Just went to use it but it comes with no fuel! 

When my Dad and I built my work bench, we put all the outlets on a switch. With one switch, I can turn off my soldering iron, transformer, magnifier light, and heater (in winter). The added bonus is that the magnifier light tells me if the power is still on, preventing me from leaving anything on. 

Todd Knoll posted:

How about those butane soldering kits?  Just purchased one last week.  Just went to use it but it comes with no fuel! 

You got burned...