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Price: $167.98 - $149.97
(as of Dec 05, 2024 18:29:33 UTC – Details)
The M12™ soldering iron delivers fast application speeds by reaching operational temperature in under 18 seconds and maintaining an optimized temperature throughout the most demanding applications. The heat indicator utilizes redlink™ Intelligence to notify users when the tool is ready-to-use and safe-to-store, eliminating the guesswork. The 3-stop pivoting head provides unmatched access by allowing users the ability to adapt the tool for the application and solder in more confined spaces. The M12™ soldering iron powered by Redlithium™ battery technology delivers up to 40 minutes of run-time on an M12™ compact battery pack.
Heats quickly, maintains optimized temperature
Ready-to-use & safe-to-store tip indicator
3-Stop pivoting head for unmatched access
18 second heat up time
Tool-free tip change: easily switch between chisel and pointed tips
Customers say
Customers like the functionality, portability, and value of the soldering iron. They mention it works great, is easy to hold and work with, and is well worth the price. However, some customers differ on the heat-up process.
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Bruce WarringtonDecember 5, 2024
Works good indoors, for small work, but not outdoors
Quick heat up, and it did a decent job on small solder connections. Not enough heat to tackle anything larger than maybe a few 12 gauge wires, or soldering to a crimp connector or ground lug, but not great for anything that can sink a fair amount of heat, so a bit weak for a PL259 connector shield on coax, but it can do it. It’s basically about what you would do with a typical electronic soldering iron or soldering station, no more, no less. The included small 12V battery will give you a bit more than a half hour of run time, but I would advise turning it off between jobs if there’s even a couple of minutes between connections. It heats up in about 30 seconds, so using it for short durations, even including the extra heat up time, should get you maybe 15-20 soldered connections before you need to swap batteries. Obviously you could add a much larger M12 battery pack, but then it gets a lot more tail heavy, which you may not like the feel of, but would work. It’ll stand on it’s end using even the smaller battery packs, as long as it’s kept straight, and not angling the tip off at 90 degrees. There are also reports of leaving it run continuously causing melted plastic around the heating element, so short duration solder joints and shutting it off in between is the way I’ve been using it so far. If I need a continuously hot iron for 4 hours, I would drag a cord along and get it done, but for a few connections, I’m in and out with this battery powered one and almost no setup / cleanup time for dealing with cords.Outdoor use is a different story. Even the slightest breeze is enough to carry away quite a bit of heat, and leave you with a cold solder joint, or even leave the tip of this iron stuck in cold solder, and held to the joint, which happened to me. That’s not really this tools fault – it’s basic thermodynamics when you blow cool air over a 750 deg F tip, and even a gentle breeze will transfer away a lot of heat, and may give you trouble. You could setup a wind break (cardboard box around the job, tarp around your work area, etc), but that adds time. Some butane and propane soldering irons not only generate more heat, they use a MUCH larger mass for the tip, and if you can keep it away from the wind to reach temp, the mass of the tip might help you get the job done without needing a wind break. Not many other options for jobs where a full propane torch is too much for a smaller task without causing heat damage. If there’s any kind of real breeze across the tip of this unit (even a 5 kt breeze), it’s going to cause trouble with your soldering. So plan ahead if you need to solder outdoors, up on a roof, on top of an antenna tower, etc, so you don’t get up there and can’t keep the breeze from causing poor solder connections, or else look for alternatives to this Milwaukee tool if that’s your primary use case.
joseDecember 5, 2024
Great product
Milwaukee always a great product. Heats up fast and works perfectly
RastacostaDecember 5, 2024
A+
Best soldering iron have ever had and Iâve been installing car audio for 20 years it gets to temp quickly the battery life is great for its definitely the best cordless soldering iron on the market I have been through a lot of them in 20 years I love the portability of it and how you can angle it I think it better than a lot of plug in ones as well and it comes at a great price for what you are getting
TinaEDecember 5, 2024
Power house
I install electrical equipment on emergency vehicles. We are located in Florida and we have big ceiling fans constantly running to help keep the shop cool. Soldering irons that run off of butane struggle to heat up the wires to accept the solder. This heats up fast and is not effected by the fans at all! The only rare draw back I have experienced is its size. Occasionally it can be a little bulky to fit in tight spaces but this thing is a powerhouse and saves me time and helps me install a better product. It also goes through batteries pretty fast so be sure to have a charged battery ready to go. Love it!
Diamond GirlDecember 5, 2024
Does not include case
Great product but be aware that it DOES NOT include a case!
Eric S. RohalDecember 5, 2024
Cordless Saudering
Works better than my corded Sauder Gun. Heats up fast and the cone shaped tip lets you be more precise.
Grizzly BearDecember 5, 2024
The best and LAST one youâll ever buy
A friend of mine got one of these and said it was great. I have had many hardwired and cordless models of various brands. The butane cordless ones have been the best but they take so long to heat up. You also have to be extremely careful of where you leave them while you were doing your project. I donât like to leave them on for 30 minutes because the butane never last that long. This thing it heats up in 18 seconds and then you can turn it off. When you lay it down it does not touch the ground the tip stays off of the ground.If you do a lot of wire soldering, this is well worth the price
Mike SDecember 5, 2024
My favorite soldering iron.
I have have been a tech my whole life and this is by far my favorite solder iron. Itâs great for field work. It heats up fast and is so portable. It has become my go to soldering iron
Randy LDecember 5, 2024
I work in Petroleum Maintenance and have owned many Butane Powered Soldering Irons over the years. This product is miles ahead when it comes to working in below freezing temperatures. The M12 batteries stay charged in cold weather even when stored in my work van overnight. I can always be confident this soldering iron will work when I need it to. The adjustable angle feature is good when both hands are needed to complete the job. No more trying to light a butane iron when the butane is too cold!
Rob F.December 5, 2024
This is a great soldering iron; much better than a butane powered unit. Heats up very quickly but battery doesnât last more then 20 min of continuous use.