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I want to buy a soldering iron. Nothing fancy, just something that works, to solder a few wires here and there, maybe parts at some point. Should I avoid el cheapo brands, or any other good suggestions are welcome.

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ozeng
ozeng
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you get what you pay for. Decide how much you want to pay and spend that money. Spend enough that you won’t be disappointed with the result.

I had a 25W non-temperature-controlled iron and used it successfully for 20+ years. But a few years ago I spent a large sum of money on a nice Hakko iron and it’s a joy to use.

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Tobias Klausmann
Tobias Klausmann
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I have heard good things about the Pinecil pine64.com/product/pinecil-sma… which also has the advantage of being cordless.

PINECIL – Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron (Version 2) - PINE STORE

A smart and affordable soldering iron running on a RISC-V SoC and featuring an open-source firmware. Portable and powerful, $25.99
PINE Store
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elogy
elogy
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Either get a TS80P or a Pine64 Pinecil. Both solid choices and not too expensive.
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Szymon Bęczkowski
Szymon Bęczkowski
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any temperature controlled station that uses JBC tips. This way you get an adaptable system that grows according to your needs.
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Elena ``of Valhalla''
Elena ``of Valhalla''
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@Marcos Dione I'm really happy with my partner's TS100 (reflashed with open source firmware), but these days I think I'd buy a pinecil, which is basically the same kind of iron, but already comes with said firmware.

the cheap chinese one with analogue temperature regulation¹ we used earlier was also mostly fine, tbh, this one is just more portable, a bit more comfortable and not that expensive either

¹ i.e. an unmarked knob

@Marcos Dione
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Marcos Dione
Marcos Dione
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@valhalla yeah, no, "reflashed with" is not something I expect from a soldering iron :-P
@Elena ``of Valhalla''
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Elena ``of Valhalla''
Elena ``of Valhalla''
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@Marcos Dione I mean, you don't buy your tools based on the availability of free software firmware to flash them with?

I thought that was everybody did these days

(ok, not really. that's what we tend to do, however :) )

@Marcos Dione
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Marcos Dione
Marcos Dione
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@valhalla for a resistance thermally connected to a piece of metal or ceramic, no, I wasn't thinking in software at all. for those thermally controlled, at most, with a tiny unhackable analogical circuit.
@Elena ``of Valhalla''
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Madagascar_Sky
Madagascar_Sky
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@valhalla
Wow, what an age. Activist users are re-flashing their soldering irons, and that there are soldering irons that can be re-flashed!
@Elena ``of Valhalla''
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Fenix
Fenix
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I use the ERSA RDS 80. A basic model but still expensive. I use it for electronics. Beware that lead free solder has a higher meting point than normal solder. A good tool is not cheap.

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