IFixit announced a USB-C "smart" soldering iron for precision work away from the mains, and a cellphone-sized 100W battery/control box to go with it. Together, they're the Fixhub, but the iron ...

If you spend money for iFixit’s $250 kit, it’ll come with an iFixit-designed 55 watt-hour battery that helps turn the iron into a portable soldering station. Its two USB-C outputs provide 100W ...

iFixit’s Portable Soldering Station is the next step up for $250, adding its FixHub Power Station, a 55-watt-hour (Wh) USB-C battery bank. Able to supply up to 100 Watts of power, it’s the ...

iFixit, certainly aware of the Pinecil, Miniware, and other USB-C pen-style soldering irons on the market, claims a few things set its iron apart. Its iron can be powered up to 100 watts, whereas ...

The full kit with iron and portable soldering station will set you back $249.95, and also ships in mid-October.

You can already adjust temps by dial with the $250 kit, or plug the $80 iron into a PC, but iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens agrees it should work with phones too — and will, eventually. The stumbling ...

For their part, iFixit says they plan on offering an array of styles and sizes of tips in addition to the 1.5 mm bevel that the Smart Soldering Iron ships with. Portable Power Station ...

The company says the soldering iron can heat up in under 5 seconds, but that time presumably increases if you’re using a USB-C device that can’t deliver above 65W.

I did watch through iFixit’s helpful YouTube video on how to start soldering. But I’ve been in the throes of smartphone season and couldn’t set aside a space to make the magic happen.

Other models we tested—including the Atten SA-50, the Hakko FX-600, the Vastar Full Set 60W 110V Soldering Iron Kit, and the Velleman VTSS5U—were warm enough at the base to force me to shift ...

The few times I've wanted to solder something it was always at my desk with plenty of power access. The kits look nice but their price range is also well out of "maybe I should try this" range too.