ELi5 Why is traditional electronic iron (for ironing clothes) doesn’t have on/off switch like other gadgets to enable it stay plugged into power socket (e.g overnight) while on. Essentially, I want to know why most irons have to switched on/off from the socket instead of the device.
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The electric iron normally equipped with a heater up to 2000W, so the switch are supposed to handle at least maybe 2.5kW~3kW. Lets say you live in 110/120V country, then you need a switch that rated at to 25A which is big and tight to press.
In addition, the already have thermostat as switch. So don’t need a second switch which is the weakest point.
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