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Pros & Cons

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Pros

I highly, highly recommend using rechargeable batteries with it. As far as battery powered soldering irons go this and the milwaukee iron are the best. I like that it uses standard size batteries, alkaline or nimh.

This soldering iron has three great advantages. It is portable, fast to get to temperature and has 4 batteries. Has been gifted to me by friends and i keep buying the same one. Worked like a dream going through over 1,000 solder joints on an led cube ...  Read More

It heats up to operating temperature in around 30 seconds and has plenty of stored energy for making multiple solder joints on, for example, 14/16 gauge wire. It heats quickly and got about 40 minutes with eneloop batteries.

The tips are a little bit heavy, but the way they're positioned over the thumb and back of the hand (if you grip it like a bulky pencil) feels very comfortable. The one drawback is that the quarter-twist connector between the tip and the iron can come...  Read More



Cons

It gets hot enough for a few seconds and than won't melt anything. It goes through 4 alkaline batteries in about 10 or 15 minutes of use. It is battery operated and as such will have limits, but it was not up to the task for me. Can't solder on both.

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Quality


Without the batteries its quite light but i cant complaint on the quality


With that said this product works perfect for me


Be aware of how to clean and care for solder iron tips before buying this product


Usually from two different manufactures whose names start with the letter w

Price


I purchased this for something portable i thought i’d give it a try when it arrived i thought it was a toy but when i put the b...  Read More


It also cost three times as much

Shipping


Heated up fast and stayed hot throughout the job

Competitiveness


This hakko is perfect for small short jobs andor working remote on projects where youre not dragging a powercord or soldering ...  Read More


Love the fact that this uses rechargable batteries and is very compact


It heats quickly and got about 40 minutes with eneloop batteries


It wouldnt maintain enough heat for a contactor on refrigerator control board but i have another 120vac model for that

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    iron, hot, great, enough and good.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 657 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 22 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Id consider myself a hobbyist when it comes to electronics


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Foolproof safety shutoff when cover is applied at the end of use


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Overall it works reliably just cant control the temp at all


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It also take a bit to heat up


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When the batteries get a bit lower it does not heat very well at all


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But if you want something for normal use i might look at a dedicated soldering station


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Biggest down side its not that big it do struggle with tinning and soldering larger cables then again it was intended for electronics


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Make sure you use nimh batteries only for optimum performance temperature control and duration

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