Powerful 25 Watts Soldering Iron: Weller SP25NKUS for Efficient Soldering Tasks Review

I bought this soldering iron to install LED lighting under kitchen cabinets. I have never soldered and this Weller 25 watt iron was VERY EASY to learn. I pre-filled the tip so it will last a while. Luckily mine wasn't DOA as others have mentioned. It's really light and the LED lights are a great addition. The iron also heats up quickly. If it breaks, that's not a big problem because of the low cost of this item. The only thing I wanted to say is that it's not necessarily a minus, but I just…

Although this iron has lasted quite a while I would suggest buying a Chinese station instead (Hakko clone or KSGER T12) if you're only going to use this once in a blue moon. Conclusion after proper use: + The LEDs feel very comfortable, I will miss them when changing them. + The iron is pretty comfortable to use, despite the odd shape + $17 is pretty cheap for a band-named iron, even with the flaws (below) - while the pencil tip lasted a long time, the chisel tips wore out ridiculously fast…

I only bought this to assemble the PCB kit (Megasquirt) as I didn't have a soldering iron low enough to assemble it. It worked fine for about an hour. I used a tapered tip back then, but soon noticed that the solder wasn't sticking to it anymore. GENERAL! Upon further examining the tip, I found that the entire tip was now black. After that I tried to clean the tip with a brass brush but to no avail. So I blamed myself and switched to a small flat blade, this time taking very good care of my…