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.

Fnirsi makes wonderful products in my opinion. As someone who owns multiple things they have made, they are great quality, especially for the price. I was looking for a small but functional soldering iron and this fit the bill. It heats up EXTREMELY fast, the multiple tips are useful, and the cable that is included is high quality.

At first I was very disappointed, some of the issues were my fault, and the rest were me not being used to a portable soldering iron I guess. But I just kept using it even when my other soldering irons were just as accessable. Now it's my favorite, actually going to buy the other one with I think 100w, maybe I'm off but anyway supposed to be a upgrade. With 5 tips It's actually priced well, with a very nice c type cable. And DC power supply. Yes, power supply it's not really being used as a charger, I thought these were portable as in works without the supply but no, that supply comes with or you don't use. But the flexible c type they provide doesn't necessarily fade away while using it, but it's hardly noticed while using it, until it falls in front of your view right as start to use it. But I have the same issue with my 5 other solder machines. If I just had to criticize one thing, it would have to be how you change the tips. I didn't like unscrewing the retainer cap while hot, then trying to get the other tip out. Making sure you didn't set it on something that burns. I think maybe a different type of tip, or something would be better. I got used to it though. I could have waited yes, but that's why I have 5 soder machine setup on my desk, don't like to wait and I do change my tip depending on what needs to be done. Great solder pen type machine, love it. Think you'd like it to. Just remember give it time. Once you get used to it. I think my soldering had improved.

Inexpensive, heats up fast, easy to use. Very nice quality, and perfect size for a field technician for storage. Thinking of buying one for my home.

The ONLY reason I gave it a 4 start because something if you apply alittle too much pressure on the wire the Rob shifts and it get disconnected and you have use the rob back in or wiggle and heat it up again. Good news is this thing heats up in seconds no joke. Also ots a true 65w charger. Super fast charges my phones to.

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.

Won't heat up :-( I bought this for a low temperature heating application, not soldering. However, the USB-C cable provided with the kit would not pass enough current to allow the device to turn on and heat up. The error message was "low vol". I replaced that cable with an Anker Powerline Plus high wattage cable I had in the house. That allowed it to turn on and heat to the low temperatures I required; under 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Months later, I needed to do a soldering job on a smart watch battery replacement. On this occasion, I used the same provided kit provided power supply and my Anker USB-C cable. The soldering iron Struggled to keep hot and never could reach the temperature needed to melt solder. I tried another power supply I had around. It was a fast charging supply; turbo charger. It hoped it would provide enough wattage. It did not. I did no further troubleshooting and made due with my full-size soothing iron, at that point. It appears to be a poorly designed kit with low quality control standards.