100W Soldering Iron with High-Efficiency Ceramic Heating Element – Heavy-Duty Pencil-Style Tool with Durable Plastic Handle, Replaceable Tip, and Built-In Power Switch

Needed a 150w, light weight iron that could reach and maintain a desired heat using a rheostat controller. So far the iron has performed well for up to six hours per day of continual use. The handle stays cool. It isn’t as beefy as an American Beauty iron, but for my use that is an advantage for shoulder health. Hoping it lasts a good while, but time will tell. The switch is in a location on the handle where it could be turned off accidentally when gripping the iron, but I’ve not had an issue.

I have an ancient 200w soldering iron from the 60's that is terribly heavy & awkward. So much so that I end up burning myself every time. It's probably as old as I am, the electrical cord is cloth covered (give you some idea). I decided to get a new one & I have had a few of the popular brand name & threw them away as they were just expensive junk. I went with this expecting a lot less than what I got. This unit is handy, capable, light, powerful, & even comes with an ON/OFF switch in the handle & a very basic but perfectly functional stand that really comes in handy. This is a keeper! If anything goes wrong I will update -

Good heat & seems temp stable enough for my purposes. The only issue I have ( a big one for me) is that the tip is nonstandard & there is no spade tip available, for use with lead caming. Not the best quality manufacturer, but good value.

It was easy to use once it heated up. The first time it smoked for some reason but after that it didn't smoke anymore. It takes longer than a minute though to get to usable temp, but it was hot enough to solder my nickel strips together easily. Be careful of the barrel after you shut it off. It will remain hot enough to burn you even after it has sat for 1/2 hour( i know because it burned my little finger). I left it to sit for a couple of hours before I put it away. That way i knew it was cooled down. It comes with a "stand" that was easy to figure out. I left the one part at about 45 degree angle and the iron has a ribbed part that slid down into the stand. That left it sitting at a balnce point that worked out quite well.

This iron gives you great heat when you’re soldering heavier single or multi strand copper wire which is why I bought it. It heats up quickly and so far I’m very pleased. You can’t find replacement tips for but I found the tips for their 100 watt iron which are available fit and work fine.

I read a lot of negative reviews but the thing seems fine to me. It takes awhile to heat up but once it's there, large soldered joints are easy to melt with this thing. I was soldering 12-gauge solid wire junctions with no problem. It seems well enough made for the price point. So far no issues.

I went back to my pistol style solder gun because this one takes way to long to heat up. Other than that it's ok.

I order to rebuild an automotive alternator you need a lot of heat (>100w) to unsolder the rectifier board in he alternator. This iron preformed the task without issues.