I bought it because it was the best offer on a soldering kit with a multimeter. Unfortunately not all multimeter modes worked, especially the battery test mode which is one of the main ones I would use it for. There are many items in this set. Some of them are necessities and some can be used but are quite cheap. You should not place high hopes on individual components. The soldering iron works fine. The main thing that can be used in this set is a chart or table to describe what it is about. There are so many of them that some items are a mystery. If the multimeter worked I would give it four stars, but since it doesn't work I'll give it three stars. If you're just looking at cost, this is probably a five star kit if you can get one that works. One note is that they have a downloadable soldering guide available on their website, but you have to give them your email address to receive it. address. I don't like it, it's just a way to collect email addresses, but you can enter a fake email address in the form and you'll receive the manual immediately, it won't be emailed to you.