It started when [Mitxela] was faced with about a hundred incorrectly-placed 0603 parts. Given that he already owned two TS101 soldering irons, a 3D printer, and knows how to use FreeCAD (he had jus… ...

But an iron that turns off in the middle of soldering a joint is a problem, one that this capacitive-touch replacement control module aims to fix. The iron in question is an SJ1 from Awgem, which ...

iFixit, which says it is going "all-in on soldering" in a press release, offers a few interconnected pieces as part of a FixHub system: A Smart Soldering Iron ($80) powered by USB-C, shipping with ...

The newly announced FixHub is a 100 watt “smart” soldering iron, which takes about five seconds to warm up. It’s battery-powered, and iFixit clocks its life at eight hours on a single charge.