YIHUA 928D-III Soldering Iron,110W High Power, Fully Digital Display °F /°C- Temperature Control Soldering Tool, Accurate 194~896°F, with ON/OFF Switch, Iron Tip, Brass Wool, Automatic Sleep Mode

Love this iron because you can see the temperature and adjust it

I have no clue how accurate or durable it is. This item is priced below such concerns, frankly. It's still not something I'd suggest for working on circuit boards, but it gets hotter much quicker than the cheap/basic old Radio Shack and Weller irons. It also at least has a temperature regulation, though I don't know that I'd trust it. For around $7 it's an actual working soldering iron that gets hot reasonably quickly, holds enough heat to solder motor wires and do other basic tasks, and doesn't fall apart in one's hand. It's no toy; a basic tool it is, but it's actually a real, working tool.

Pros:Cheap!Points are standard, so replacements are many and cheap!Temp control, not bad.Cons:That gawd-awful base! The tiny round sticky pad on its underside does not hold on the surface of anything after a few times of taking the iron on and off the spring holder, and tips over along with iron and all. I did a hack that worked very well, though: I bought a set of marble glass coasters from Target and sticky Velcro bands from 3M, stuck one piece of Velcro band under the narrow part of the base (the base looks like an upside-down keyhole), stuck the other Velcro piece on the coaster after cleaning it well with 70% iso alcohol, then stuck the base to the coaster so that the sticky pad touches the coaster and so that the Velcro strips stuck to each other, and voilá! Worked perfectly. Even so that base is crap. So is the puny sponge that comes with it.Conclusion:Iron works well, the tiny case with brass shavings is a great addition and looks cute, and the base can be hacked to work, so I think it's great.

Not a bad little thing I was pretty Amazed by how good it worked for what it is most definitely a steeal

I already owned 3 soldering irons. I've had 2 forever, a Craftsman pistol type that will melt the North Pole when you pull the trigger (only good for big jobs), an old Radio Shack pencil type that takes forever to heat up, and anther pencil type I bought a few years ago from Amazon with an on/off button and a tiny temperature control dial. The latter worked for awhile but then the temperature dial became unreliable and cutting out.So I decided to search for yet another soldering iron. I just wanted a good, reliable iron with an on/off switch and temperature control. I use it for model railroading, mostly soldering wires to the track. This is a bit tricky because if the iron isn't the right temperature you wind up melting the plastic rail ties before the solder even melts. The temperature dial on this iron seems steady and accurate. The on/off switch is right on the grip. The tip is very fine for detailed work. There are not many extras with this kit but I was mostly looking for a good iron. It only has 1 tip; a spare would have been nice. I do like the bronze cleaning pad it came with; just one swipe knock off the carbon buildup. I've only had it a few weeks but so far am very pleased with it.Update: I forgot to mention the plug is 3 pronged (grounded). All my other irons are 2 pronged. I don't know why this had to have 3, but it's a bit inconvenient since I have and old house with a lot of 2 prong outlets. Sure, I can get an adapter but it's just an inconvenience.

Never worked: heat level didn’t match the display - wouldn’t melt my solder even when the display said 800degrees - and the on/off is badly located - too easy to turn off by accident. I returned it for a refund.

I really like it good price for the first one I have ever got

The iron itself feels good in the hand and isn't as big as I thought it would be for a 60W iron. Thats a good thing you don't want a big clunky iron. The silicone protection for your fingers feels good and works well. The on and off switch after only cycling it 20 times or less, already is loosing up where it is much easier to slide back and fourth and a few times during use I accidentally turned it off. There is a light that illuminates when the switch is turned on. If the switch is on, the light is on. If the switch is off, the light is off. That's it. It doesn't turn off once it reaches temp or goes on and off for cycling the heating element. That may have something to do with it constantly turning on and off to maintain temperature and no one wants to see a light flickering on and off the whole time they are working. The cord is a nice length, seems thicker than needed for the power consumption (though i'm sure thats the chinese tool trick, of thick insulation and thin wire inside). The knock on the power cord is that its very stiff, and even after straightening it out it has memory and keeps folding back of tight like it was in the storage case. The temp control is small which is nice because you don't want it in the way, but the sticker indicating temps isn't the easiest to figure out what temp you have it set at and is already starting to peel. The tips seem decent and same with the threads for the retention nut. Though the metal sleeve and retention nut are very thin cheaply plated metal. It gets up to temp quick and seems to recover reasonably fast as well.The rosin it comes with is hard rosin not a paste or gel. The can is maybe 1/3rd full or less with rosin, the other portion is packed with your brass brillo pad looking thing-which works well for tip cleaning. This can fits into the iron holder base, alternatively you could put the sponge in that spot since it fits right in. I haven't used the sponge.The base if placed on a clean smooth surface and pressed down onto it, sticks and holds well and stable. When you install the spring holder into the base if you make sure its fully seated well, it holds good. There is a black plastic bushing that goes into the top of the spring to help center your iron in there. The problem is it must be indexed in a certain way, in order to prevent the iron from resting on the spring. Everythime you move the iron in and out of the holder the bushing wants to move a little. A small amount of indexing off of the bushing, and when you place the iron in the holder the stem and or tip is resting on the spring. Annoying, but even if the iron hits the spring the worst that happens is it just keeps removing heat from the tip.The solder included has no markings anywhere but its melting temp seems low, seems to work decent and is in fact rosin core solder. I used it no problems. Its a reasonable amount.The tweezers seem okay no real complaints, not super precision but not bad either.The variety pack of soldering tips seem like a nice variety and seem okay but I only used the one that comes preinstalled and that worked fine.The solder sucker is super cheap quality. very thin metals, and very fine plastic threads you thread into the metal tube every time you want to clean it out. I found it doesn't self clear very well and multiple times had to thread it open and rethread it shut. In very short order those fine plastic threads are going to be trashed. You need to be VERY gentle and make sure your are starting the threads square or you will ruin it in no time. I think if they are going to include such a cheap junky solder sucker they should include some desoldering wick. I would have been happier with a large spool of desoldering wick and no solder sucker.The case works well and is padded on one side and compact. Its not a high quality plastic case but I think will do the intended job just fine. You must pack everything back just right though, to avoid the lid not wanting to close.My main grip is that in the description it says it has a "work light" and then later shows a picture of the iron and next to the on/off switch an "operation indicator" light-which I previously spoke of. Turns out they are using two different descriptions for the same light I already mentioned. Which is just a light that corresponds to the position of the on/off switch. I was lead to believe a "work light" would be a light that would illuminate your work like other soldering irons have. And that an operation indicator light was a separate light that would turn on when heating and turn off when at operating temp. Or operate as it does, light on when switched on, light off when switched off. But despite the description making it seem like there are two different kinds of lights. There isn't. Secondly that very stiff power cord (and that was at 70F) adds to fatigue and is annoyingly stiff, and keeps trying to go back to its storage shape which has the power cord wanting to rest on your hand that is holding the iron and/or your work piece. Thats the second major gripe.All in all I'm glad I didn't pay any more for it, I would be curious to see what the actual temp of the tip is (checking with a thermocouple) compared to the dial indicator on the iron. I don't have much hope for its accuracy and I think you should see it more as a relative heat dial. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.I'm on the fence of returning it since in a one hour use session, the on off switch is already easy to move out of position and has been accidentally bumped off several times during work. The advertising leading me to believe there is both a work illumination light and an operating indicator light which isn't true, and the solder sucker seems like if it lasts more than 2 different jobs it would be a miracle.Good set for one job but expecting this thing to last any amount of time is dubious. Most parts in the kit feel like you need to handle them in a very gentle, delicate and deliberate way as not not have them fall apart.