| | |  | Broadcaster Tools | Home » » Weller BP645MP Battery Powered Soldering Iron with Batteries | | | | | | | Description: | | - Weller quality performance in a fully portable battery powered solding iron
- The heater is contained in the tip for fast heat - up (15 seconds)
- Package comes with tip, cap, solder, and batteries
- The unit carries an average of over 120 intermittent solder joints with fresh batteries
- Light weight design - portable great for field work
- Safety cap included - safety cap activates an off switch when closed to insure proper use
- Built - in base - Tool sits on its end when tip is hot to avoid damaging surrounding objects
| | | Features: | |
• Weller battery powered soldering iron perfect for field service repair on small parts and components
• Heats up to working temperature in under 15-seconds
• Features red power-on LED; protective safety cap turns off power when placed on tool
• Includes iron, tip, 3 AA batteries, lead-free solder, and tip wrench
• Tool weighs less than half a pound
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 25 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
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16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Easy to use and just the right temperature.Apr 06, 2007
By Michael Jackson
"-Mike"
Ever heard of Weller Cold Heat Pro Soldering Tool, Model# CHT100? I did, and I bought one (feel free to read my horrible review on the product's page). What a waste.
So I decided to try again and get this. It's a thousand times better, but still not without it's flaws:
Pros:
1) it doesn't get any more portable
2) works MUCH better than ColdHeat or butane cordless irons
3) It uses a traditional tip that actually GETS HOT when turned on... unlike the Cold Heat, which basically sends current THROUGH your work to heat it up.
4) It's mid-range heat doesn't fry your work. And again, by not zapping your work to heat it up, you don't risk damaging or overheating chips, etc. In fact, I find it a PERFECT heat for circuit boarding -- just hot enough to melt the solder but not to damage the boards.
5) It has a heat-resistant, vented cap you can put on directly after use which even locks-out the on switch to prevent accidental activation in a pocket.
Cons:
1) It does take a long time to warm up, even of fresh batteries. Expect to wait 15-20 seconds holding the button waiting for it to warm up.
2) Batteries don't last too long.
3) It's mid-range temperature doesn't do too well on solder that's been heated and cooled a few times. But then, so does my corded iron.
All in all, I still wholeheartedly recommend the Weller BP645MP!!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 If you want to melt solder on the tip....Apr 15, 2007
By A. L. Trail
"Jet-Tech"
It doesn't have enough energy to heat a surface so that solder will flow evenly throughout. It will get hot enough to melt solder onto the tip of the tool itself but that is about it.This thing is a generator of "Cold-Solder Joints" if I ever saw one.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Insufficient heat to do the jobApr 04, 2007
By P. Carpenter
I bought this soldering iron a few weeks back to do some minor repairs on my landscaping lights. Since it was battery powered, I figured it would be perfect for this type of work. However, I was extremely disappointed. The iron took an excessive amount of time to heat up, and when it did, the thing never got hot enough. I really regret buying this item and should have opted for a corded model that produces more heat.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Not quite....Nov 09, 2006
By W. Duncan
I bought this from a home improvement store hoping that this would do what it purports to do. I should have followed my skeptical intuition in this case however. Put simply, it didn't get hot enough to melt solder very well. You would think that it would be capable of melting the solder that came packaged with the iron, but I didn't even succeed in that very easily. I'm not incredibly experienced in soldering, but I have needed to do so from time to time. I guess I'll stick to butane and wall outlets in the future. The Weller wall outlet model that I got to replace it does work a lot better, but is still a little pricy for an ordinary soldering iron.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
A handy little device that DOES work as advertised.Jun 10, 2007
By Harveytex
I have been soldering electronic projects (ham radio) for over 50 years and have tried every type of "cordless" soldering iron I could lay my hands on. Some were good, usable devices. Some (like the Cold Heat) were about useless. So when I discovered the Weller PB645 I bought one on the spot. It does just what it is advertised to do; SOLDER! No it cannot compete with a "plug-in" iron for large jobs. However, I have found that it is great for that one or two small connections that you need to get done right now. It will complete a small repair job in less than the time it takes a conventional iron to just get hot enough to melt solder. It's handy, small (it gets into really tight spots with ease) works great and is affordable. All my other cordless (butane, Cold Heat, etc.) will be packed up and stored in favor of this little gem. IMHO it's the best!
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