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iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron (www.engadget.com)
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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I always thought the "fix" to a traditional soldiering iron was a hot air pencil.

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do those exist?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yep, for decades. They used to be much larger consuming the space of a large table. Now they are small units like this:

Just search for "surface mount rework" or the nickname "hot air pencil".