Hands On With iFixit's FixHub Portable Soldering Station

[@Luzgar]

What is the repairability score of this product ?

[@Ou8y2k2]

♾

[@cooperschwartz318]

I see Phillips screws, this is a good start

[@vedant_logs]

🤣🤣🤣

[@anthonyshiels9273]

Per Teardown Video 10/10 Parts available.

[@iFixitYourself]

We pulled out all the stops to enable repairability: parts, schematics, guides, and an easily serviceable design. If we were scoring this product, we'd score it very highly. But that's not fair. We're biased. We made it, and we just aren't a fair or neutral arbiter of a repairability score for our own product. So: what do you think? We value the opinions of the reviewers like Tom Nardi and Josh Hendrickson. We'd love to hear what Hugh Jeffreys thinks about it. Please, score away. We'll take our lumps. If there are areas we fall short, we want to hear about it.

[@Airbrushkid]

WOW $300.00. There are less cost battery operated Soldering Irons out there. And will a long time.

[@lbgstzockt8493]

It reminds me of Park tools in more ways than one, very high price tag for a very high quality tool, only justifiable if you use it a lot or just want something really nice.

[@fsociety.dat101]

A great mains powered hakko soldering station costs less.

[@dsedchenko]

TS101 will be much cheaper

[@TiBiAstro]

Cool, then get one. literally nobody is forcing you to buy this.

[@FrIoSrHy]

This is the way I saw it exactly, ​@@lbgstzockt8493

[@robertfarr9186]

K but there is no locking connector on the power box end just usb c connection.

[@ABCarnage]

Is it not better to jank the connector out than let the box fall on the floor?

[@jwbrobst]

I thought the same thing. There is something catching light on the bottom side of the USB C socket so I’m wondering if it has a lock somewhat similar to old iPod cables.

[@tomikun8057]

it has a hot iron connected to it If it was locked and you accidentally fling the station, the iron will also go hurdling at your face

[@rahulkushwaha9500]

do you have plans on open sourcing the electronics? atleast the schematic

[@W00fer]

Already open source. Repair manuals coming up

[@rahulkushwaha9500]

@@W00fer ohh, thank you. I will check them out

[@dalmirnogueira]

Can I adjust the temperature when using "any USB power source"? Because the knob is on the battery, not the iron itself

[@Louis_Varga]

I don't need a soldering iron now, but when I do, I'm going to get this.

[@bobweiram6321]

It's your money, but there are much better options out there for less money.

[@Jaaxfo]

I would have liked it a bit more if it followed some of the choices made for the Miniware TS101 and Pinecil irons, mainly by having temp controls and display on the iron itself, it's not a big thing but it does provide extra options if you don't want to use the battery bank

[@JohannesChan-s8v]

Will there be a similar USB-C reflow heat gun that can plug into this simultaneously with the soldering iron

[@piplup2009]

£290? I'll stick to the pinecil

[@CantEatRS]

Where do you find the pinecil? In the uk?

[@marklewis3348]

@@CantEatRS Amazon

[@iFixitYourself]

The Pinecil is an excellent device backed by a lot of documentation. We're big fans and several of our colleagues have (at least) one! Our soldering solution is more expensive but does bring some other things to the table. For an apples to apples comparison, the Smart Soldering Iron is a 100W iron for $80, offers tool-free tip replacement, built in safety features, sub-5 second soldering readiness, and supports our mission to promote right to repair: www.ifixit.com/products/fixhub-power-series-smart-soldering-iron. At the end of the day, there is no one size fits all solution. Everyone will choose a product based on need and budget. You do you!

[@aephix73]

Over-priced, proprietary tips, and a power indicator that doesn't accurately report power usage. I'll pass.

[@cmdrFRANKLY_]

420 at 57 second mark. love you ifixit!

[@toooldforgaming]

I feel like the board should have been separate from the battery pack in it's own case so you could just plug a battery pack etc into a the board box, which you then control the soldering iron with, as is being forced to buy a battery pack with a limited life span is counter productive and just makes the item far more expensive

[@jojosworlds1208]

The iron has a webinterface where you can control everything as far as I know. So if you have everything you need for soldering at home, just buy the iron itself without the rest, they sell it standalone.

[@toooldforgaming]

@@jojosworlds1208 Which you have to do online through a web browser

[@SergioPena20]

Yeah but that means if you are soldering something and want to change the temp, you have to stop what you’re doing, connect it to a pc, change the temp, take it back to your work, hook it back up and then get back to work. I’ll stick to my fnirsi that actually puts out 100w and a krisdonia power bank.

[@SergioPena20]

It doesn’t look like a complete package like the fixhub, but it puts out the advertised power and has controls on the iron itself.

[@SinHurr]

Yo Brett iFixit stuff kicks ass. Good work.

[@zZKableZz]

Can I buy the case for it separately? I like the case but didnt need all of the stuff that comes with the $300 kit. Love my fixhub so far 😁

[@Pumpkinwaffle]

How does the iron behave when plugged into a regular battery pack though?

[@MesasYouTube]

Can we just agree that iFixit is the best? They don’t “hide” screws on their devices so they can be easily fixed (unlike Apple lmao)

[@lindhe]

Amazing! Does it require USB PD 3.1?

[@makuikui]

Where is it made?

[@soviut303]

How heat resistant is the cord?

[@cubiq1]

@iFixit Please teardown the Oura Ring 4! It would be interesting to see if it's any better than the 3 (which was terrible)

[@SixSilverStones]

Such an awesome product

[@ChristianRhomberg]

How easy is it to repair? ;-)

[@Sithhy]

2:40

[@TechnoBoomer]

A very appealing tool !

[@mahdyfouad]

i fix it 10/10 with love❤

[@Marty72]

Looks like a nice well made product.

[@ropro9817]

Damn, that's brilliant. I was born 50 years too early... 😮‍💨

[@bazrazin1]

felt like those 1950's to the minute detail of a product advertisement to attract customers.

[@Broreach27]

You speak the best 😊

[@ranjitmandal1612]

Amazing guys

[@MobileiRepair]

Great product 😍

[@TheSmileCollector]

This looks great but for $300 sadly I'll have to skip! Too much for my poor little wallet but I hope it sells well and maybe in the future I will get one.

[@kartikvasnani3797]

My phone costs less than $300, so does it make any sense to buy a portable soldering iron which costs more than my phone, just to repair it?

[@josephwhittaker2065]

No. It makes more sense to get a kit like this if you planned, or dont plan as it were, to repair anything and everything you can get that soldering iron on.

[@mokashif4795]

How to buy in india

[@sergiortech]

Do you have plans to make a Hot air station and microscope?

[@frankx4222]

I will choose hakko fx station anytime

[@kamm3021]

*Now we're talking*

[@EnnTomi1]

wow 299AUD...........wow...... becoming apple themself.

[@Brosk1s]

It would be a pretty good deal at 299 AUD considering a Ryobi 18v one with battery and charger would be 228 AUD. The real problem is $299 is the USD price, making it almost $500 AUD

[@Simat_0]

Alright, bet are open, how long 'till it run doom ?

[@MoDNcA]

A pinecil v2 is Like 40 bucks…

[@jeremiah0150]

Nothing has been said about the tip itself. Which is the most important part of soldering irons.

[@mynintendogamingfeed5208]

Very good for those who can solder; I, however, am not confident about soldering for repairs and/or mods.

[@GregM]

I can not remember anyone I follow on YT ever using F rather than C for temperatures even US based techs use C it is universal for soldering temps.

[@p.m-audio]

I neeed this thing

[@poland153]

looks super repairable, too bad the rest of the comments didnt stick around to the end

[@mjc0961]

$300 is a lot, but this iron clearly isn't for everyone. Not everyone needs a portable soldering iron, much cheaper stationary stations are available. Y'all are complaining like this is the only soldering iron in the universe and it's ridiculous.

[@RowingFrontal5]

That’s what people do on the internet

[@MamaMama-v7x]

Nice 🎉

[@TheSpotify95]

Not a bad little iron, and I'd use one on the go, but at that price it's more expensive than the Weller WE1010 that I use, so not worth the switch...

[@thereverant5203]

Non-standard li-ion pack? No thanks. You missed an opportunity by not using standard li-ion cells. I don't want to depend on you producing this battery for the next 20 years.

[@soviut303]

What about it makes you think it's non-standard? It looks like a pretty standard battery pack with a standard connector. It's just got their branding on it.

[@thereverant5203]

@@soviut303 to me, a standard battery is a 18650 or similar, where I can one/multiple as needed, by any local or online store. This battery pack is not something I can buy anywhere, any time.

[@williamsanborn9195]

Insert SpongeBob clip “I NEED IT!!!”

[@oferkrupka]

Why not simple press to turn on?

[@Sebastian001]

300 clams?!!! What is the point of repairability if its nearly inaccessible for regular people

[@anilkumaragrawal3045]

using other soldering irons is also useful, this is for people who want high quality products and buy it once for life

[@BrettMontgomery-yg8cd]

A great soldering station... for the rich...

[@devilslayer3548]

Yeah it overpriced I guess but you make it sound like it 5,000 dollars

[@xiki1506]

I need

[@camcassidy4309]

Wtf no setting for Kelvin’s? Great now I gotta do conversion math from Fahrenheit

[@soviut303]

It's open source; it can be added.

[@AlexFalkenberg]

"Wow, this looks really gre.... **sees price** oh, oh well." I am also struggling to understand how this would work off a standard battery pack when all the adjustments seem to happen on the proprietary one that's part of the product itself, and not on the iron. Some really great ideas in this product, but some baffling ones as well--ones I think iFixit would goggle at confusingly if they were reviewing it as someone else's product. Anyway, I guess I'll just keep on using my trusty Pinecil.

[@jogurcik13]

Should be max 100€

[@PreludeTotheStarz]

Game changer, but a bit pricey. 😕

[@Nissanalltheway]

Why so serious

[@michaelrfx7]

Just get a Pinece v2! This is overpriced! And I work on many devices, the Pinecel v2 came out of nowhere and its amazing!! Best of all its on Amazon for $40, and you can use any external DP battery you like. Seriously ifixit this is price gouging???

[@angelc-e3l]

Ok hitman

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Ifixits overpriced iron. Have they lost their way?

[@ussul6524]

ok, this is too advanced for me. Got anything including duct tape?

[@anilkumaragrawal3045]

grab a heat gun, duct tape it to a iron tip, and grab a industrial thermometer to control temps, then find the approx temps for solder, get flux, and try

[@Gjarllarhorn1]

I should dislike this just for choosing fharhernengheit thing... but iFixit is cool

[@Floppychops]

Nice . But I’ll wait for uncle Linus to bring out a version.

[@amet575]

His will be more $$ yet!

[@hdmartyh]

What on earth is that price. Thats rediculous

[@bobweiram6321]

$300? You might as well buy a lower end JBC or Metcal with infinitely better performance. There are also dozens of Chinese JBC knockoffs stations both portable and stationary you can buy for 1/2 to a third of its price.

[@frosted1030]

$299.95 for this?? X-Tronic 3020-XTS (one of the best soldering iron stations) sells for $54.75. I think I will save my money.

[@FBIagentObama]

Great! If only it didn’t cost 2 people’s worth of organs…

[@aromaticsnail]

In a world where Pinecil and other usb-c poewered soldering kits exist, this makes no sense... except if it came in LTT orange😈

[@TennojiM]

So, literally just a regular smart soldering iron with controls moved to proprietary power bank... for 300$... No, thanks.

[@Meister_Jedi]

😳 269€ 🫣🤣