Talked to a guy at a retro game shop who made me rethink my soldering iron purchase

He said his $30 iron from Amazon has lasted 4 years with no issues while my fancy Hakko station just died after 6 months. Why do we always assume spending more means better reliability with modding tools?

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paule534d agoMost Upvoted

I heard that heat control matters more than the brand honestly.

gavinp444d ago

Right, price tags trick us into thinking we bought competence instead of luck.