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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    perfect

    posted by mizzio on 05/17/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    It works :) Useful for soldering something quickly, when I don't want to use cable, search for socket, etc. also I suppose it is great to use when you don't have electricity, like in a car. But to be correct, I didn't have situation when I used it this way.
    Cons:
    It would be great to have transparent part on gas tank to see level of gas. Also you need lighter to ignite it, but this is not...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Good and useful

    posted by menorex1 on 04/08/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Very useful in many ways. Bought for my dad, and it likes. For best price, in shops it cost more than 8$. Good for out doors use
    Cons:
    In first it was hard to under stand how it work, because instruction not even in English, just figure out from pictures, it too...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Solder everywhere!

    posted by CharlitoCZ on 02/11/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    Great Item, solder everywhere you want to. Great temperature regulation, quallity material. 2 front pieces, one for soldering, secont for heating, burning, etc - hot flame, like a blowtorch
    Cons:
    Only one thing, you have to have a second lighter, to ignite it, it can not start by its own :-(
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    One of best of DX

    posted by kalbasik on 01/25/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Quality plastic and has no protruding parts breaking. very convenient. Well at all!
    Cons:
    None of the spare stings, but excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent working device.
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Amazing!

    posted by DaleL on 01/25/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    -It is really cheap -It is very easy to use -It has an interchangeable head that gives it a 'turbo' option. -It is comfortable to hold -It is very light
    Cons:
    -It does not come with instructions in English -Nothing else!
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Great tool

    posted by petrynyak on 01/10/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    It works :) Useful for soldering something quickly, when I don't want to use cable, search for socket, etc. also I suppose it is great to use when you don't have electricity, like in a car. But to be correct, I didn't have situation when I used it this way.
    Cons:
    It would be great to have transparent part on gas tank to see level of gas. Also you need lighter to ignite it, but this is not...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 2
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 3
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    It's ok, but ...

    posted by Djkera on 01/04/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    The product good : -So easy to use with a lighter . -Easy to adjust the heat . -Removable .
    Cons:
    It's here the big problem . -The tip of the soldering iron is don't very hot, and it's so difficult for soldering on cards . ...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Compact Soldering Iron

    posted by DezFoxtoN on 11/16/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    Compact design - Fits nicely in the hand and it's not too small. 2 different heads - One for soldering and the other for heating, very easy to switch. Reaches high temperature fast - Gets hot almost instantly. No cord - gas instead of electricity, very u...
    Cons:
    No self ignition - Will require a lighter or matches.
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Good Gas Torch

    posted by inciner8r on 10/16/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    It is very inexpensive.It is of reasonable quality. The unit comes with 2 fittings, one for soldering , one to use as a small blow or as a heat gun, but with an open flame. It fills easily, and doesn't leak. It functions fine and I have used it for solder...
    Cons:
    It doesn't self ignite like a much more expensive one I own. More tips and fittings would be useful as well as a cover. You ne...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Good product

    posted by panich82 on 10/05/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    Good product for the price range, cheap and works pretty well. Easy to fill, just use regular butane gas. When filling it up I used one of the extension filler valves that came in the cap of the butane bottle.
    Cons:
    Not any in particular.
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