Product Description

Perfect for around-the-house repairs and soldering jobs, the BP645 from Weller heats up quickly and offers enough power for several routine soldering jobs.

Type Non-temperature: Controlled
Wattage: 6 W
Temperature Range: 900° F

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32701 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Weller
• Model: BP645MP
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 5.00" w x 11.00" l, .40 pounds

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

Amazon.com Product Description
The battery-powered soldering iron from Weller is perfect for field service repair on small parts and components. It heats up to working temperature in under 15 seconds and the red LED indicates when power is on. The protective safety cap turns off the power when it's placed on the tool. With one set of fresh batteries, this iron will handle over 120 intermittent solder joints. This kit includes iron, tip, three AA batteries, lead-free solder, and tip wrench.

From the Manufacturer
Weller Battery Powered Solder Iron is perfect for field service repair on small parts and components. Kit includes iron, tip 3 AA batteries, lead free solder and tip wrench.

Customer Reviews

Easy to use and just the right temperature.
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!!

Not quite....
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.

If you want to melt solder on the tip....
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.