Weller 260 Watt & 200W Professional Soldering Gun Kit with Three Tips and Solder in Carrying Case | D550PK

I have one and ordered another. These are very well built products and they work excellent. Was sent quickly.

This heat gun has some weight to it (just over 3.5 lbs), and you can really feel the quality as soon as you pick it up. It heats up fast, gets nice and hot, and makes a huge difference compared to the cheaper pen-style soldering iron I was using before. The build feels solid and professional, and it’s been great for my projects so far. The only thing I’m not a fan of is the case — it’s a bit flimsy and cracked after I accidentally set something heavy on top of it. Not a dealbreaker, just a little annoying. The tool itself, though, is fantastic and absolutely worth the money. I’d definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a serious upgrade from an entry-level soldering iron.

Great tool, you can never go wrong with the brand Weller, the manufacture provides outstanding product. I highly recommend this soldering gun kit, it makes the job easy and quit.

I ordered this following a loss of patience with my "pencil" iron that works fine, but takes forever. Yes, those are aimed at the lighter electronic repair jobs, so as always, get the right tool for the job. This Weller is a BEAST by comparison. It's HEAVY, and has a pleasant "hum" when you engage the trigger. Worked like a champ. Three minor gripes. The trigger controls the high/low heat settings, with two detents. Inexplicably, "High" is the first detent, and to get "Low" you pull the trigger all the way in. Am I the only one who thinks this is a bit counter intuitive? Good thing the hum lets you know clearly which level you have selected. So do the lights...they are a bit brighter in "high"...when they work...out of the box the bulbs were not screwed in all the way, so at first I thought they were DOA. Twist twist and they came to life. The bulb sockets are a little loose in the case. Not sure that was pre-planned. But they are old school incandescent lamps (not LEDs), and the kit does not have spares. Might want to pick those up before you need them. Finally, the cord does not seem to have any tension protection/strain relief where it enters the gun. No grommet, no rubberized tail-like sheath covering the cord for a couple inches at the handle, just a wide open hole. For careful users in a clean shop, probably no big deal, but if you haul this around to job sites...if nothing else the hole will let unwanted stuff in. OK, maybe one more gripe...the case. Clear plastic front is great for marketing, but will not last unless you are very careful. Overall, does what I ask of it, and it was $25 cheaper than the very similar but higher power 300/200W D650. As others have noted, not the best for small, delicate electronic work where the pencil irons rule. Bigger wires, this thing rocks! First heat took about 20 seconds in "high", then after that, each subsequent pull on the trigger made liquid metal in under 10 seconds, but I never got the record setting 6 second melt others have reported. Great value in a tidy package. Just a little short on the details.

Not much has changed from the original design. I purchased this as a replacement for my 40 year old 8200. What I have noticed on first use was lack luster heat performance. Although this was easily rectified by tightening down the two set screws that affix the tip. Without a good solid connection, the current draw to the tip will hurt performance making the gun seem weak and under perform. Both lights were loose during shipping and needed a quarter turn. Other than that it works well.

Very pleased with the performance. Have flux core solder at hand before using it the first time, tin the tip before using to protect the tip. Pull the trigger all the way in for lower setting and wipe the tip clean with a moist folded up paper towel or soldering sponge when the tip starts to look brownish. Keeping the tip clean and shiny with tinning and wiping might help it perform top notch. I haven't needed to use the high setting yet. Lower temps are supposed to increase tip life.

I wanted a higher-wattage soldering iron than my Weller base station for large gauge stranded wire (stereo installs) and this seemed like an affordable solution. The directions said 4 minutes rest for 1 minute of use, so for every 5 minutes you can use it for one minute. Unfortunately you're going to burn up 33% of your 1 minute of use time waiting for the iron to reach operating temperature (~20 seconds). Realistically the iron gives you ~40 seconds of use time every five minutes. This is not a usable duty cycle, which means it will be exceeded. If you use the iron for 5 minutes at a time it will die within days. I got one day of use out of mine, next day, dead. Lastly, I used the iron with my EcoFlow solar generator (battery-powered inverter) which has a display indicating power draw in watts. The Weller iron only draws 176 watts on high, far below it's output rating of 260 watts. This is inline with my experience trying to tin 2ga wire with it, the heat output was far lower than expected and I ended up using a butane torch as demands grew. Build quality is ok, the case is cheap, the dual-stage trigger is a poor design (high output is the first stage, why?), although usable. The actual power output combined with the ludicrous duty cycle makes the tool absolutely unusable and not a recommended purchase.

Received In brand new perfect condition. Nicely packaged soldering gun. My old thirteen year one finally gave up the ship. Just tested this one out and it’s incredible. Instant heat. Just finished tinning the new tip. Weller irons have served my family and friends well. Me as well! Very happy with my purchase. Highly recommend!!!

If purchasing in Europe be aware that it’s a 120V unit. It comes with an adapter but this is not specified anywhere in the description…. Little disappointed but it’s still a superior soldering iron.

This was a replacement for my old seller when she fell off the work bench. I was using the plastic cutter and had great results. I should have expected nothing less from a Weller

Magnifico y a un precio de ganga.

As I wanted it .. I found it good quality

当国では販売されてないのでここで入手できてうれしいです。 30年も探してた工具です。サイコ！！ 重さはあるが当然です。しっかりしたコイル構造ですからね。でも、スピードが圧倒的、高温度、サイコです！