Digital Soldering Station with Chisel Tip Pack T18-D08/D12/D24/D32/S3

This is my first soldering station, before I worked with ugly soldering iron - no temperature control, no tips, no fun, just brutal power. This item absolutely different, very well made, excellent instruction on website about soldering. Recommended for reading, very helpful and interesting for beginners and hobbyist! Temperature control works good, checked with temperature meter and tried with different solders (60/40, eutectic, rose, lead free) melting point near by. Soldering Iron is superb, I fell in love with him. Good grip, lightweight, fast heating. Works well with surface and smd mount (I never tried before smd, but now I can). After 5 months of usage I would recommend this soldering station. P.S. Be careful, first time I did recalibrate station temperature on 100C degrees because not read instruction and wanted to try faster. First hit enter and then input temperature. Had to look tip thermometer.

Heats up really fast!

My first real soldering station set up and very pleased with the performance of it so far. Use it frequently for building multi rotors.

good soldering iron, it heats up quickly and the programmable settings make using it a breeze once you learn how. the learning curve is a little complicated to program but I watched some youtube videos on how to use it. nice comfortable grip and the selections of tips provided are great, from fine circuit board work to heavy wire soldering. highly recommended if you do any soldering.

I use this unit to attach wires to fine pitch surface mount parts during the debugging process while developing new products. Having used the unit a few times now, I am impressed with the temperature control. The unit climbs to temperature rapidly and maintains the setting well. The tip cleaner sponge works much better than those I have used previously. It stays damp, not wet. Having a very clean tip is especially beneficial in avoiding solder bridges on the 0.5mm pitch. The flexible cord between the iron and the base station makes it easy to maneuver.

Been using this iron for small projects for the past couple of years, and recently noticed that it will not heat over 520 degrees (F) anymore. Changed the tips, and inspecting all the parts like the manual suggests and it just does not seem to heat hotter than that. Its a hobby so it only gets used a few times a year, and I expected this to basically last me for many many years with the usage I had in mind. A little sad that it seems to be having issues.

This is definitely one of those I should have done this years ago purchases. It gets up to temperature very quickly, holds the temperature steadily, and does a perfect job every time. Its good for small soldering jobs and with the chisel tip can solder 12 gauge stranded wire well, too. I use this mostly for RC car projects and LED lights.

As good as it gets!

Excellent soldering station. Well made and heats up in seconds. The included sponge and tip cleaner all fit nicely into the station. The included 5 different tips were a plus as well. I would definitely recommend spending the extra money to purchase this station over some of the cheaper ones.

Very nicely made unit. Quality construction;flexible cord on the iron; comes up to temperature and changes temperature rapidly; holds temperature well. Manual temperature setting and presets work well, but I wish that one could have both the presets and manual temperature setting available at the same time, rather than only being able to do one or the other.