Draper Butane Powered Soldering Iron | Gas Soldering Iron Kit | Variable Flame Control Soldering Gun | 78774

I have spent ages trolling the internet wanting a small, compact gas powered iron to use around the house or out in the car. I have a digital soldering station which is great for any job but not portable and no use when trying to connect LED strips which have been mounted. I wanted a unit with ignition and small enough to hold as a usable soldering iron. I looked at so many, most were junk, almost all were stupidly overpriced. I settled on this mainly because of the combination of auto ignition, brand name and price. I wasn't dissapointed at all, the unit has no fancy case, no useless box of accessories you never need but made out to suggest you do. It arrived in a brown paper bag, it took a few seconds to charge with butane gas and immediately ready to use, heats up to soldering temp in a few seconds and with the auto ignition there is no need to leave it running, but you can do so if preferred. It is easy to regulate temperature, I used it for connecting LED strips so needed very low heat, just enough to melt the solder. It does this with ease and can be turned up to get much hotter which would be needed for thicker wires such as car wiring. Takes up not much more space than a screwdriver in my toolbox, drops into a pocket real easy. Overall, very good quality and excellent value for money.

Good product and Service

Having received this Draper Butane powered soldering iron in the post this morning, I wasted no time in trying it out, I first tried filling it up with gas but soon realised it would be easier to remove it from the packaging. This done I moved the control to the center position and pressed the red button and got the expected click, I then soon learnt that touching the tip to find out if it was hot wasn't the most educated thing to do, so take my tip and don't do it, it will be hot. After bathing my finger under the cold tap and then tinning the tip I did everything I needed to do with it and found it surprisingly easy and comfortable to use. I must say I found the time needed for the heat up to be VERY short. How long it will last, I suppose depends on how it is used and looked after. New tips are available and you can get them from Amazon, Ebay and I do know that "PVRDirect.co.uk" also have them and they are very cheap but the postage is a little silly so I recommend Amazon or EBay, the part number is "Draper 87382 - Draper Spare Soldering Tip For 78774 - (YGT8)" so if you need to alter the tip for different jobs, you can, the tips just unscrew using a 6.5mm spanner, and for anyone who is interested they are made of brass and not copper as you would expect, presumably to make them last a little longer. So far I'm very pleased with it and hope to be using it for quite a while yet, at the price your paying you should be able to get your moneys worth without any problems. In my opinion a better product than the silverline version so I would recommend this Draper iron. Having now used this iron on quite a few occasions now I can honestly say that I have found it to be reliable and is very capable of doing more jobs than I at first thought it would do. It lights first time, it lasts a long time on one fill (cant say how long, but is long enough). A great little, and very handy iron to have with you. One small point, dont put the cap on, or put it in your pocket until it cools down. Recommended even more than before.

Amazing tool. Very low powered so only really useful for desoldering, tinning or soldering of small components for DC projects. But the handiness alone make this indispensable. Fire her up and you're soldering within a minute. Bought this as a replacement for my cheapo 20W wired iron and so far I haven't needed the extra heat. The claim that a 'tank' of butane lasts 20 minutes doesn't hold up that well. Personally I always have it on maximum power and that lasts probably 5 minutes. But it's so easy to switch off and fire up again that isn't really a problem. It's fairly well made and refuelling is easy. It holds 6ml of butane. The lid acts as a stand and I would say it's safer than a wired iron simply because the heat isn't really going to start any fires unless you REALLY want it to. No electricity involved means even if you leave it on unattended it will burn itself out quickly anyway.

Only issue I have it waste when filling from gas I use a swan cigarette lighter can and either I don’t have the right nozzle or the fill adapter on iron is not good but this is a minor gripe Positives Hets hot and does so fast tip has good mass and cad indecent size jobs with ease I wanted to make some cables up for a Battery Pack with some decent diagnosable and some XT90 connectors the USB charged electric iron failed miserably just made everything hot and no flow, when I used the Draper job was easy There are cheaper alternatives but the draper has replacement tips and other named brands are much more expensive so this fell right in the sweet spot Starts easily and fast to fill despite some gas’s leaking while filling just fill till it starts leaking and leave it there, nice and small and the cap is good for protection when tip is hot 🔥 Recommended

Très déçu car le gaz à du mal à sortir au début de l'allumage il faut facile 5 min pour y arriver à se compte la vaut mieu prendre un fer à fil

Veramente bello veloce a si stagna in fretta

Zoek wel een goede butaan gasfles erbij zodat je m makelijk kan vullen

er ist das Geld Wert. Ich finde ihn sehr handlich, heizt sehr schnell auf. Habe ihn nach dem Kauf fast Wöchentlich ein paar Stunden im Einsatz.

Einfach genial