{"id":12692,"date":"2024-09-20T01:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T01:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12692"},"modified":"2024-09-20T01:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T01:05:49","slug":"ifixit-portable-soldering-iron-review-worthy-of-your-work-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12692","title":{"rendered":"iFixit Portable Soldering Iron Review: Worthy of Your Work Bench"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The right-to-repair movement<\/span> has a catchy name, but before you can worry about the right to repair<\/a>, you need the ability to repair. If you don\u2019t know how to take your device apart, there\u2019s no sense worrying about whether it\u2019s legal to do so. Without basic repair skills and a helping of innate curiosity, the right to repair is useless.<\/p>\n

This is where iFixit’s new Hub Soldering Iron enters the fray. iFixit, a longtime supporter of the right to repair, has thousands of tutorials<\/a> online to help you actually repair things. Now the company has made a soldering iron to help you roll up your sleeves and get into the physical world of repair.<\/p>\n

The Right to Solder<\/h2>\n

I grew up around soldering. My father built his own tube-powered ham radio gear, but for whatever reason I never actually did any soldering until rather late in my repair life<\/a>. An electrician friend of mine was appalled that I didn’t solder on a regular basis and gifted me a bare-bones soldering iron, which was all I had for an embarrassingly long time. Later I bought a Pinecil<\/a>, mostly for the small, portable form factor, but that cheapo soldering iron was all I had for years.<\/p>\n

While a cheap soldering iron is better than no soldering iron, I’ve come to think the reason many people are intimidated by soldering, or have problems when they first try it, is due to cheap soldering pens. Cheap tools are the source of many a problem, but with soldering irons the big one is that they don’t get hot enough, which makes the solder stick to the tip rather than flowing nicely where you want it. Cheap irons also lack interchangeable tips, which make soldering easier by fitting exactly where you want them to go.<\/p>\n

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iFixit, which made its name in the repair world creating guides, tutorials, and more all designed to help consumers be more than consumers, has launched a new store called the Fix Hub<\/a>. The first product is a portable USB-C soldering iron.<\/p>\n

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