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At this point you’ve almost certainly seen one of these low-cost portable soldering irons, perhaps best exemplified by the TS100, a pocket-sized temperature controlled iron that can be had for as ...

Soldering is a very useful skill to have. While it's not necessarily a hard skill to pick up, there are also some common ...

A soldering iron should have a feel and a grip that makes it easy to hold in your hand, as if it were a large pen. For electronics, you want a slim, needle-like tip to aid in getting the heat (and ...

Our commenteers have all said good things about the open-source TS100 soldering iron pencil: things like “it solders well”. But we’ve all got soldering irons that solder well. What possible extra ...

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Not being able to solder puts a hard cap on the kinds of devices you can fix at home. As more modern devices add in circuit boards and discrete electronics (needed or otherwise), soldering is often ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. iFixit embodies the spirit of "screw it, I'll just do it myself" that has always been a trait of some tech enthusiasts. As one of the Right to ...

Soldering is one of the most useful skills you can learn in the DIY world, especially for repairing your electronics. But a lot of soldering irons are inadequate or inconvenient, so iFixit released ...

February 25, 2015 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you need to make some simple electronics repairs, but don't have a soldering iron, you aren't completely ...