Quote Originally Posted by Clive S View Post
Chaz most soldering irons are earthed so if you touch any live point you are basically shorting it to earth.. also those PS seem very expensive for a 24V 5A supply even a RS one like this http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/din-ra...plies/1238020/ is cheaper.
Thanks. Ive got similar on my other machines. I always believed that the iron is 'floating'.