
If soldering much at all even if you are not a soldering pro. This is a great pencil iron. I did an apprenticeship as a soldering rocket mechanic. I'm just saying this to clarify my comments here. This is not an iron without static. But it's an iron that holds the temperature pretty well, and the adjustable heat range keeps the wire insulation from melting when set correctly for the wire gauge or straight wire you're soldering. It's not as cool as my high-end iron. But for a portable iron, this is a really good iron.