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Cons

As soon as you touch the tip to something, the heat drains out and it takes a while to reheat. Only clue the actual temperature is lower is a flashing decimal point. At 370c it won't even melt the questionable solder that came in the kit with the norm...  Read More

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Quality


The wire connections are very solid feeling and the entire device works really well.


Good heat control, having iron and heat gun together is great when doing wiring requiring heat shrink.


The heat gun although heats up very fast and works well there's no real safe and practical way to use it.


The heat gun handle has a magnet that gets sensed and it turns off the heat when you place it into the holder, then turns it on...  Read More

Price


This thing was a great deal and is still working wonderfully.


Very cheap for what you get as of writing this.


You might get more for your money by shopping around.


So for the current price (50% off) this is a value.

Competitiveness


This product has a digital display and allows you to change the amount of energy you're sending to control heat which is much b...  Read More


The soldering iron does not heat up nearly as hot as the temperature reads to be and it takes forever to get hot, my $7 no name...  Read More

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    iron, hot, great, enough and better.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 649 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 13 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Wondering why there isnt an accessory stand and the sponge is so thin as well as there isnt any steel wool included in this package


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Dont get me wrong the picture represented by the website is exactly what i got and im not displeased in the slightest


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Thats just looks so far though i have yet to test this product and when that testing of the product is finished i will update my review with video of said testing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ill probably buy another one of these instead of an expensive setup if this one ever breaks


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did not bring my hot air station as i figured id pick one up after i moved


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Well i used a few 5 walmart soldering irons but nothing capable of board level repairs or smd components


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They always take a long time to get hot and never solder well


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The included solder was not very good i ended up tossing it out and sticking with my low melt solder instead as it much easier to use

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