iFixit USB-C Soldering Station

Santa has visited me early this year. Something a bit unexpected but I love the gadget a lot: the iFixit portable soldering station.

Battery (or power bank) powered soldering iron has been in my toolkit for some time. I had been using the TS80P. Which had been good for small field jobs but not really capable to fully replace a professional desktop station.

The iFixit station is the best of the both worlds. Designed to sit nicely on a desk, with a specially designed station / controller / power bank (100W output, 2 output ports). And equally handy to take outside / to a car / or wherever there is a need to do some soldering and dragging a power cable would not be easy.

They don't say it, but clearly the base has been designed with some additional tools available in future - as it has two independent USB-C power ports. The quality is top-notch: great ergonomic design and top grade materials like the super elastic cable.

I'd say I'd recommend this as a Christmas present, but the store says now that "Due to high demand, preorders may not ship until January 2025.". So get in line if you like it, maybe a pre-order voucher will do as a present?

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