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iFixit made its own USB-C soldering iron, and it’s already a joy
The company set out to build the best iron for newbies.
For starters: the $80 iron comes with a heat-resistant magnetic storage cap so you can safely put it away at a moment’s notice, an LED warning light that tells you if it’s blistering hot, motion sensors to automatically shut it off if you set it down for a while or if it falls from your hand, and a triangular grip to keep it from rolling across a surface. Its two USB-C outputs provide 100W of power, more than enough to hit the melting point of lead-free solder in four seconds, and its beefy metal temperature dial feels great. If you’re not using two irons simultaneously, the battery’s ports can also charge your phone, thin laptop, or other USB-C gadgets — I saw around 75 watts of output — and iFixit tells me it has other USB-powered tools of its own currently in development.
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