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O.K., So how can I measure the voltage at the end that gets the iron plugged in?. I have only an analog multimeter.
Voltage measure will be nonsense, you want to use the AC ammeter function. Beware, of course, the
wires you're connecting are live.
I've wired an outlet strip with (insulated banana plug) wires soldered to each side of the
power switch: with the switch ON, that outlet strip just powers sockets. With the switch OFF,
all current goes around the switch, through an AC ammeter plugged into those two wires...
That kind of rewired outlet strip is a convenient (safe) way to monitor AC current, but
there's also a nifty commercial gizmo, Kill-a-Watt, with suitable metering functions.