On Nov 14, 8:05*pm, Fred lo wrote:

Thanks. You've answered my next question which was going to be about
thermostatic control. I see a lot of irons do not have it but your
reply suggests that there is a real advantage to having it.

Thermostatic irons can use 50W elements with plenty of "oomph". Non-
thermostatic irons were limited to half or a third of this.