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If you want to experiment now, I can recommend the TS100 or TS80. The TS100 requires a beefy power brick but it's one of the nicest all-rounder irons one can ha
by zaarn 6y ago
If you want to experiment now, I can recommend the TS100 or TS80. The TS100 requires a beefy power brick but it's one of the nicest all-rounder irons one can have for under 100$.
The TS80 isn't as beefy in power terms but runs of USB so you can power it from a standard phone battery bank or USB-C charger.
IMO for any hobbyist a TS100 is probably the best bang for the buck unless you go for rather expensive soldering stations.
- lsllc 6y agoInteresting. I use the Gascat for portablility, but have a Hakko FX-888D soldering station on my workbench. My only complaint about the Gascat is that it does get really quite hot and takes a while to cool. But it does have a couple of tips for "hot air" which is very useful for heatshrink etc.