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		ghostpepper on July 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pine64 announce the Pinecil, TS100 compatible RISC... > The sensors in the iron lets it shut off and not burn your house down. Isn't leaving it in the stand the best way to not burn your house down? I can't say I've ever left an iron heated up and also touching something flammable.

jpindar on July 20, 2020 | [–]

Yeah, in practice the advantage of the auto-shut off is longer tip life.

BlueDingo on July 20, 2020 | [–]

I had one melt through a plastic table after falling off the stand. It was a super cheap model and the weight and balance were all wrong, made dangerous by the stiffness of the power cord.

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