Handheld work apparatus having a combustion engine

A handheld work apparatus comprising:

• a motor housing;
• a spark-ignition combustion engine arranged in said motor housing;
• a spark plug;
• an ignition device for controlling said spark plug;
• said ignition device including an electronic control device;
• a short circuit button with a button position for switching off said combustion engine;
• a first temperature sensor for capturing an operating temperature;
• said control device having a common signal input;
• a common signal line;
• said short circuit button and said first temperature sensor being connected to said common signal input of said control device via said common signal line;
• said first temperature sensor including an ohmic resistance which is variable on the basis of temperature;
• a measurement voltage (UT) dropped across said ohmic resistance of said first temperature sensor being supplied, as an analog temperature signal (S), to a common analog signal input of said control device;
• and,
• wherein said measurement voltage (UT) at said first temperature sensor collapses in said button position of said short circuit button and said analog temperature signal (S) is extinguished.