Originally Posted by
Dave H
Been to a lot of tracks, never seen an issue. But Safety First is always good. Get a holder, or a station with it built in. And don't leave it on all day (generally no need to unlike back in the horse and buggy days when many hard wired batteries

).
Also exactly right, Nowadays, we just don't need to leave an iron on all day, so just use a decent holder(& a solder sponge to keep the tip clean) keep the tp clean & tinned, & unplug it when you finish some connections....