Efficient Soldering with 🔥 Tenma 21 1590 Temperature Controlled Soldering Review

Bought to refurbish my vintage radio as it is the original my wife bought me 20 years ago. I use it to connect guitars in my daily work.

Great features - the best part for me was the ability to lock the temperature - in the picture they have the iron holder on the right but actually I installed mine on the left. it's closed.!

I restore old stereo systems as a hobby. I have a pretty good soldering iron, but like most, it gets too hot for some of my soldering needs. The final straw for me was a broken link for an expensive turntable tonearm. The metal contacts were embedded in the plastic and got so hot that they melted through the plastic. I rate this as a $200 mistake. It wasn't difficult to buy this soldering station. The ability to adjust the tip temperature should keep me from wasting more expensive parts. I've…