I purchased the Power Probe about 10 months ago. This is perhaps one of the best investments I've made as a field engineer. It's light, powerful and starts every time with no problems. It even heats up much faster than a standard soldering iron! Prior to this purchase, I drove a Weller desktop station, which took up a lot of space in the van. I don't often need a soldering iron in the field, but when I do I like to have a quality tool that I can control. It matches the stars and takes up a lotβ¦
I needed to fix my boat and trailer electrical wiring and was afraid to work with a Weller soldering iron, especially when working outside and in cold weather. but started and soldered a few joints before I left for the evening. Those few connections seemed to last forever. That evening I was browsing soldering irons at Revain and came across the Power Probe Kit. It had great reviews so I took a chance and placed an order. I decided to delay wiring the boat and trailer until the power probeβ¦
I hate giving bad reviews but this thing never worked right for me. The piezo ignition in particular never worked from day one (yes I used good butane burn zomatics). I can get it to light with a lighter, but it's a very hot situation where you have to screw in the soldering tips after lighting. This along with the problem that I think it could have been set with too much throttle at the lowest setting (best for lighting) and then completely blown away at the highest setting. I tried taking itβ¦