I bought several inexpensive butane irons and they were all cheaply made. While almost everything cheap today seems to be made in China, the Chinese made part is really useless junk that will soon break and you have no replacement parts to get anywhere. My last $30 iron was one of these and it looked great, but the metal was so soft that it deformed when hot and light pressure was applied to the tip. Lead-free versions that don't oxidize easily in salt water. This requires more heat since some of the wires are 14 gauge and the connectors are oversized. Being far from electricity the only way to get power to solder was to use a 1200w inverter and power it from a motorcycle battery and then use my Weller iron to get the job done . A lot of work and the battery didn't last long. Transferring a deeply discharged battery to different antennas is unrealistic. This Weller iron does three things for me: It melts solder quickly. It has a very efficient gas (heat) flow control valve and is rock solid. In addition, it is easy to start and the controls are efficient. I am rating this 5 stars because it does what I bought it for and it does it well. This is NOT a 250w iron and I don't know if there is a butane iron that heats up that much. I want it to go down to the same low temp as this one too, but I don't need it. Cons: The product itself is ok. You really have to remember to turn off the gas with the on/off switch as at the lowest setting of the valve there is still a tiny flame that will last and burn as long as you remove the iron. I'd like to see a metal shell for the tip that would allow any flame to be extinguished when the iron is withdrawn into a case attached to the case which the iron must go into to close the case. If the user is stupid, this will not stop the butane gas usage, but it will stop the heating.