ETEPON Soldering Iron Kit with Digital Multimeter, Upgraded Soldering Iron Kit Electronic Soldering Tools Best for Soldering, Electric, Jewellery, Welding Work 24pcs ET007

I wanted a cheap soldering iron, that would give me temperature control and a fast heat up times, and this was exactly what I was looking for! The tip heats up faster than any of my previous soldering irons, and the temperature control feature is wonderful. If you're not sure what temperatures you should be soldering with, Google it based on whether you're using leaded, or lead free solder.Also, it comes with a load of extra tips, perfect for soldering on surface mount, through hole components, or even if you want a heavy duty tip for soldering on a tin surface. The solder sucker that comes with is also good quality.

Pros:Power supply feels beefy and heavy duty. (Is it really heavy duty? I don't think so.)Light weight soldering wand. (Can be a con for some)Good soldering wand rest with sponge and wire ball.Cons:I really don't like saying bad things in general but this Sigma 60D was simply unacceptable. Don't waste your time with this soldering station. As an electrical engineering student, I needed something basic yet durable for those occasional PCB and hobby projects. Upon reading the reviews, this looked like a great product... and it was for the first resistor mount. After just five minutes of initial use, I discovered the tip to be only warm (around 100°F) to the touch despite setting the temperature to 600°F. After doing quick diagnosis, I determined that the heating element has failed. The manufacturer had included an extra element which I installed. After the replacement, the iron functioned. However, the heating of the tip was extremely uneven; the flat chisel tip of the iron (the essential portion for heat transfer) was unable to melt basic 0.4 mm 60/40 rosin core solder whereas the conical shaft of the tip readily scorched the solder wire, likely due to the poor tip-to-element fit. It was clear that there were many defects in the product's design and quality. It is important to note that there are no safety testing certifications on this unit and the use of static dissipative plastics (Not ESD Safe) is questionable. If you are looking to waste time (IE: bad grades, device failures, safety risks, etc.) and produce shoddy, inconsistent results, pick this product. Otherwise, I recommend a Hakko FX-888D (soldering station replacing this Sigma 60D)... it's well worth the $90-100 USD. Finally, beware... the same design found on the Sigma 60D is also present in many other soldering stations on amazon carrying other brand names.

I took a chance on this soldering station because I liked the specs. There we no reviews and I didn't see the same model sold many other places. But it was inexpensive and I really liked the list of features. I am just a hobbyist not a professional.The unit came well packaged. The main unit is that increasingly popular blue/purple color, well laid out and has good buttons and switches. The holder is solid plastic and holds the pencil securely. It has both the sponge and the solder cleaning wire (one of the features I wanted). The pencil is lightweight and it's easy to change tips. It felt fine in my hand. The cord for the pencil is about 40 inches from strain relief to strain relief. Long enough for my needs. The connector and the cord reminds you that you didn't pay a lot for this unit.Hot:Heats up pretty quickly (about 30 sec to 375c)Can show you the real-time temp (if you know the trick)Nice assortment of extra tipsWell fitting stand with sponge and wire cleanerSpare heating elementAbility to change the offset (calibrate the temperature)60 WattsComes with some solder and a few other extras and looks goodNo So Hot:Poor manualDoes not show real-time temp by defaultConnector and cable feel a little cheapThe manual tells you how to set the temperature. Since there are only 2 buttons, up and down, most of us tin melters can figure that out. However the manual makes no mention of what the flashing LED means. The LED I am referring to looks like the decimal after the temperature number. Usually this is an indicator that the iron has reached your desired temperature, but I noticed different flashing patterns. My best GUESS is that when it is flashing regularly (on and off are of equal duration) it is at your temperature and there are other flashing patterns for heating up and cooling down to your temp.This may cause you to ask "if this unit can show real-time temp shouldn't I be able to watch change as it raises or lowers to my requested temp?" I think the answer is "yes you should but no it doesn't". The temp it shows is what it should be not what it actually is, UNLESS you change the temp setting up or down a degree, then the number flashes and for a fraction of a second you can see what the real temp is before it quickly climbs up to what you want it to be. If the iron is already at the required temp, the numbers just flash whatever you set them to.So, to recap;So far this has been a good soldering station, it heats up reasonable fast although it has to work hard to hit 480c.It comes with a nice set of accessories.You are not going to learn much from the manual, but everything except the flashing LED and real-time temp are simple.It's a really good bang for the buck.I recommend this kit especially if you (like me) were just using one of those cheap pencils that plug into the wall.

Even cranked up to the highest temps and using copious amounts of flux I can't get this thing to transfer enough heat to remove a soldered joint from an a small electronic speed controller for my quadcopter. Incredibly disappointing. Would love a refund.

Just a couple of weeks or so ago this unit was only $40. Now for some reason because its black insteaad of blue and it has silver buttons instead of white its now suddenly $51 dollars? SMH, its bad enough it has a metal heating element which makes the thermal recovery time on it about 3 times worse than a quality station that can be had for another $25 bucks or so. I would have recommended it at $40 for people on a tight budget that dont do a lot of repetitive soldering but at $51 I cant really recommend this anymore in most cases. Instead of raising the price they should have tried to save money by doing away with a lot of the extra crap they box with the unit that isnt really neccessary like the ESD strap and the solder sucker. I doubt most people will use those very much if at all. Oh and btw, why anyone would make a hakko 936 clone and design it so that it cant use genuine hakko tips is beyond me.

This is a great soldering iron! It heats up fast, and when you apply heat to something, it holds its temperature much better than my old 40 watt iron. You can solder lead/tin at 300C without any trouble. This is my first temperature controlled iron and I'm amazed at how much less the tip corrodes than with my older irons. The controls are a bit counter-intuitive so I'd recommend just sticking with the default settings unless you have a high precision thermometer on hand and need precise temperature control. Temperature up and down buttons work as expected.The included solder sucker is pretty cheap...if you're doing a lot of desoldering, I recommend getting a better one or going for a desoldering iron. But if you're just replacing the odd capacitor, it'll do.Temperature controlled irons aren't the best for desoldering, an application where you generally want a quick burst of high temperature so I'd keep another iron on hand for that kind of work. This one is certainly better for precision soldering.Pros:- Excellent build quality: handles well, feels like a good quality piece of kit. It's really top-notch, very nice.- Very fast warm-up: it literally takes a couple seconds to reach a 300C soldering temp- Great temperature recovery: you really need to be conservative where you set the temperature because it will hold that temp. (350C is just too high for soldering insulated wires, for example. )- Great stand: very solid and looks good too- Nice tips and they're easy to change- Spare element is a nice touchCons:- Counter-intuitive interface: I have no idea what mine was calibrated to now...I just dialed the calibration back to 0.- Instruction manual could use some proof-reading.- Desoldering pump has some sharp edges on it: I wouldn't recommend it for extended use.

Bought this and used it a couple times for soldering RC plane electronics. Waited a year or so before using again and temperature readout displays 0 and no longer heats up the iron. I purchased a new heating element as well as cabled soldering iron portion. Swapping the element and entire cabled soldering iron did not fix the problem. Must be a problem with the computer device itself. Machine looked to be of decent quality, but doesnt work now, and there doesnt seem to be much support for troubleshooting it online.

This is great value! It works really well. The temperature control is wonderful. Unfortunately, after about a week, the tip would not heat up. I replaced it with the replacement part that came with, and it is back in action!

I purchased the blue cased model and been soldering with this iron for about a month now and I am very happy with it. Heats up fast, nice extras like spare heating element, various tips, de-soldering pump, antistatic wrist band. items that i might have purchased separately otherwise. De-soldering pump isn't the highest quality but it does the job. User manual needs to be redone by an English speaking person but I was able to decipher it, not much in there to start with anyway. Yet to try the antistatic wrist band. So far the iron holds up pretty good, very nice station at a very nice price point.UPDATE: After 1.5 years of fairly frequent usage it is still going strong with no problems.UPDATE: After 4 years, I have no complaints, still works good.

Used it twice and now it's sitting on the shelf. Doesn't keep a constant temp and the little screw on the plug kept falling out. Poorly made. Ended up getting a Weller WESD51 and haven't looked back.