UY CHAN TS80 9V Type C USB Original Digital OLED Programmable Pocket-size Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron Station Kit (With B02 Tip & Power Supply)

I wish the USB cord was longer. That's the only sort of negative thing I have to say. Everything else about this was much better than I thought it would be. It's pricey, but it gives you great accuracy, both in tip and temperature control. Heats up was faster than any iron I've used before. Auto-cut off is very good, and if it takes you too long to get back, it gets back up to temperature in no time.

The cable that comes with this thing is cc but silky.....it’s amazing.

I guess the only bad thing I'd say about this is the stock firmware is kind of awful in a lot of ways. For starters, in left-handed mode it doesn't actually switch the buttons despite what it shows on the display so you have to push the opposite. Not a problem for right-handed users obviously, but terribly annoying. The stock firmware is also a bit clunky in actual operation. Changing functions requires you to hold the opposite button you'd expect for a few moments instead of just pushing the other button (which just goes back.) Some things like when you turn off heating mode can be a bit confusing. The custom firmware on Github is actually pretty amazing, but IMO isn't quite ready yet. It has a few issues including a significant voltage oscillation during heating at this particular time and inability to work with some chargers that work just fine with the stock firmware, but the actual interface is significantly better in quite possibly every way, including a super convenient "boost" mode that raises the tip temperature just while you hold it down (very handy for those really picky joints.) Once it's ready the custom firmware it will be amazing and everything the stock firmware really should be. Here is the link for those who might be interested: https://github.com/Ralim/ts100 (Even though it says TS100 it also has the TS80 there. Firmware-wise they are extremely similar devices, so it's pretty much one codebase I guess.)One of the biggest reasons I knocked off a whole star though isn't that, but is the charging adapter that comes with it and just how terribly picky it is for actual power sources. The stock adapter that came with mine (white plastic casing with blue Qualcomm 3.0 Quick Charge logo on it model CY-QC30) seems to be dangerously close to its limits when actually being used. It gets quite hot and some component apparently gets hot enough to let out an unpleasant smell. I worry very much that it will die and damage my TS80 as it does so, so I went ahead and bought another charger (one which is much higher quality and able to handle more power running through it, but which doesn't work with the custom firmware at all sadly.) That means spending the extra for the one with the charger included was wasted and right now I can't use the much nicer custom firmware. The final part of knocking off that fifth star is the fact that it is QC 3.0 _ONLY_. It doesn't support PD (it doesn't even have the USB pins to do it, so this isn't something a custom firmware can do) and can't heat at 5V (even if you can find a 3+A power source.) QC 3.0 isn't really much of a proper standard, so support and quality varies wildly among chargers and power banks. That also means this doesn't even work with all QC 3.0 devices...Now, those annoyances aside, the soldering iron itself is just amazing. Beautiful even. It's thinner and smaller than most irons so really amazing for fine work with the B02 tip, but still perfectly capable of handling larger joints and such as well. I find that the thin shape and short tip makes it feel kind of like I'm using a pen and I can reach points on a board that are harder to reach and with more accuracy than I could do using a normal soldering iron. The tip temperature is very steady and well controlled, so it doesn't cool off if you work on a large blob of solder on something, however it also is able to handle working on some rather tiny components that are more sensitive and could be damaged if it were excessive. Much better than my normal higher powered iron in fact. Also, the iron is actually fairly efficient. I rarely actually see it need to use a full 18W of power (I think it's averaging something like 15-16 or so on heating) so overall I'm pretty impressed that it can heat so quickly and accurately like this. It's actually quicker than my old one (which I think is officially 30W, though I doubt it uses that at the normal temperature setting.)I also like the "sleep" mode. It uses a motion sensor and the tip temperature drops if you're not using it for a while. Then when you pick it back up it heats back up very quickly -- far faster than the higher wattage iron I'm replacing. You can set the sleep time and temperature to optimize it for your own preferences (I like the CFW's lower default of 150 better.) This helps make the tip last longer, wastes less energy, and is safer even (less likely to be accidentally burned or something.) This is actually a pretty smart idea and more soldering irons should probably do it.One really great part about all this is you can actually connect it to a USB power bank as long as it properly supports Quick Charge 3.0. A while back I bought this one for my Switch and it works just fine with my TS80: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019IFIJW8/ It may not work with all (again QC 3.0 is not much of a standard and support and functionality can vary) but people do report several it does work with besides that one. The CFW Github page links to a few DIY components that can be used to build custom devices as well. (And for a bit of meta, make sure you use this iron to build the DIY components that will then power it!)Once the custom firmware has enough time in development I think the TS80 is going to be among the more amazing choices out there, but I guess the QC 3.0 limitations might always hold it back a little. That said, it's still one of the nicest choices out there right now and will be so until I suppose a newer model eventually comes out presumably supporting PD (which should be much easier to work with overall.) But even with that in mind, this is a really nice soldering iron and I'm not planning on buying anything to replace it any time soon at all.

The iron works well and heats up fast, but a USB Type C-to-C cable will NOT work. This means that you need to use the supplied USB A-to-C cable. Your Android / Anker C-to-C cables will not work.If you’re a USB Type-C person, you’ll know that to properly implement the USB Type C standard, you need to add two resistors to the port to allow for C-to-C cables to work. This soldering iron has a poor implementation of that standard. I would recommend waiting until they release a new version if you’re looking to transition all your devices to Type C.

I have used many different soldering irons through the years. This is easily the best I have ever used. It heats up super quick and has more than enough power when running off a battery pack to solder 12 gauge wires to XT-60 connector and small enough to attach small wires onto solder pads. This iron has been enough to replace my normal iron and still be portable enough to travel

Worked great for about 3 days. Started it up one morning to Temperature sensor failure. So now it is back to my $20 Weller for onsite soldering. Lesson learned. Absolute Joke and waste of money

the product is excellent, but i need a manual...