FNIRSI Soldering Iron Kit, DC/PD(96W/65W) Mini Digital Soldering Iron, 180-780℉ Fast Heating, 6 Soldering Tips, Digital OLED Screen Display, Auto Sleep (With Power Adapter)

I usually keep my JB pyropen handy for field soldering, but someone had one of these at field day this year, fixing the dc jack on his SDR. That was my first time seeing a usb-powered soldering iron, and I was surprised it had the power needed. But it's not USB-A, it's USB-C, and has a useful power delivery. He just had it plugged into a USB power bank, and it worked well. Electronic temp adjustment, and fast heat-up. So I got one for myself. Comes with a variety of tips that are buil onto the heating end, so when you change tips you're also changing heater. This places the heater in better contact with the tip, and they warm up almost instantly. Like you turn it on, and within 2 seconds the rosin that was left on the tip is already smoking. There are a few different kits available, but this one comes with several tips/heaters. a chunky AC power adapter (that works great to charge phones too) as well as a hyper-flexible USB-C power cable. It can also be powered directly off 12 volts via the included barrel adapter, though I don't know how that affects the power output. Honestly, just the inclusion of that nice 65w USB A/C power adapter alone makes this kit a great value. Comes with a cover for the tip too so you can close it up and put it away immediately after use instead of having to wait for it to cool. The super-flexible cord is a nice plus, it gives me better fine control of the tip than any of my other irons that have stiffer cords on them. I also like the rubber grip on the end, it's very comfortable. I was a little concerned about what looked like proprietary heater/tip units so I looked around, and was satisfied to find several vendors selling replacement tips. I ended up buying a set of replacement tips to have as spares just in case. My set didn't come with a travel case though so I ended up packing it all in a small iPad mini box for now. That's the one thing I'd change - include a fitted travel case for it, since it's being sold as a field soldering iron.

Easy to use and heats up quick. The stand is crap, so bank on getting another. Also, there isn't a very wide selection of tips.

Excellent for fine work on circuit boards. Good temperature control, heats quickly. Compact size fits nicely in a toolbag.

This soldering iron is amazing. Gets hot quick has multiple tips for electronics. I bought it to build drones and it works great. I can take it in the field with me or use it at home. It’s the only one I need.

Soldering iron is great for my needs. The reason I knocked off a star was because the power adapter that came with my order wasn't branded in any way and doesn't even say what it's output rating is anywhere on it. Also there are no safety certification markings which means I will never plug anything into it to even test it. One other thing, the USB-C to barrel jack plug feels like it came with a cheap childs toy, not something meant to handle 65 watts or more of power going through it. Not taking a chance of testing that either. The USB-C to USB-C cable is very nice quality and fully checks out using my cable tester. Cable could be a little longer but gets the job done.