soldering iron
noun
: a pointed or wedge-shaped device that is usually electrically heated and that is used for soldering
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The result is iFixit’s soldering iron powered by USB-C.
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Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
For soldering items by hand, a soldering iron – which is usually designed like a pen with a pointed iron tip – is electrically powered to heat up to at least the melting point of the solder or filler metal.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
The soldering iron comes with a magnetic cap that attaches to the power station.
—Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
The battery pack can control the soldering iron temperature, but so can a browser.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
The burrow, home of Fox Rabbit, the museum’s eponymous mascot, was dark except for sparks blasting from a soldering iron.
—Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The switches can be exchanged without the need for a soldering iron or any special technical knowledge.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Both can be assembled with nothing more complicated than a soldering iron.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But really now, step away from the checkbook and get out your soldering iron.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
For soldering items by hand, a soldering iron – which is usually designed like a pen with a pointed iron tip – is electrically powered to heat up to at least the melting point of the solder or filler metal.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
The soldering iron comes with a magnetic cap that attaches to the power station.
—Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
The battery pack can control the soldering iron temperature, but so can a browser.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
The burrow, home of Fox Rabbit, the museum’s eponymous mascot, was dark except for sparks blasting from a soldering iron.
—Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The switches can be exchanged without the need for a soldering iron or any special technical knowledge.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Both can be assembled with nothing more complicated than a soldering iron.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But really now, step away from the checkbook and get out your soldering iron.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
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