Danny42C
The snag in the arrangement was the wattage of the iron, which usually blew the 5A fusewire in the box. But hey, what's the problem ? Stick in 15A wire !
...and in the absence of fuse wire a strip of silver paper from a cigarette packet worked OK - although to be fair it wouldn't blow at much under 350Amps! - but it worked occasionally and the house hasn't burnt down yet!