This is actually pretty fucking rad and it's only $25. Power it with a power brick incase you need to do a quick job that can't be brought to your bench.
I could have really used one in the military.
There's another one called the TS100, that will run off an old laptop charger (assuming it has one of the non-proprietary coaxial plugs.)
That's cool. I like that this is a USB connection. Portablility was always something I was looking for.
A buddy of mine had one of these butane powered ones. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Solder-It-Solder-It-PRO-50-Mini-Soldering-Iron/5001189763 It was awful in keeping any sort of temp that would melt solder.
Yeah, those butane ones are great for metal-to-metal repairs, but soldering any kind of fine component is out of the question.
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