What soldering iron to buy on aliexpress?

Question

Do it yourself

Recommend some soldering iron for a beginner, which can be purchased on aliexpress. I think to solder them all sorts of microcircuits on microcontrollers.

Answer 1

When they ask me which soldering iron to choose, then without thinking I answer the formula proven by experience - to be with a temperature controller and replaceable stings. In general, the closest to the soldering station.
Until recently, this miracle was the masterpiece CT-96, which had excellent functionality for ridiculous money. But the freebie did not last long, the ST-96 quickly began to rise in price from 200 rubles to 600 rubles, and soon disappeared from sales altogether. Now you can only find it in retail, and then if it is lying around in the warehouse. But China does not sleep and the comrades from ST-brand gave birth to another miracle - I have not yet turned the ST-2092 in my hands, but Comrade Kulibin has already acquired it and sent me a report:

DIHALT Report

Answer 2

The soldering station is bulky, you can’t hide it in the table, you need to take this into account, in an ordinary apartment it can migrate forever to the basement / garage, and of course the thing is good.

Answer 3

Something recently, things are chosen according to their show off ... A soldering iron is just a tool, and only in skillful hands will it be a good tool, just like the simplest Soviet soldering iron, you can do everything except super small.
YIHUA 908+ is an ordinary soldering iron with a triac power regulator without feedback. In fact, an ordinary soldering iron with a dimmer (dimmer), except perhaps in the case. But cheap. It is worth immediately changing the standard stings to high-quality ones (Hakko or Guut), and then practice will show.