You mean like this one?

 <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D35B75T/>

While they're quite amazing, they require 24V 3A DC, usually via
transformer.  I also have have a nifty butane powered soldering iron from a
company in Japan:

 <https://www.engineer.jp/en/products/sk70e.html>

Though, my came with a nice metal case. I actually use it with the hot
blower tip for heat shrink tubing more than for soldering. Really handy
thing.

-MB

On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 10:55 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> One of those new generation usb chargeable ones?
>
> Ab
>
> > On Apr 1, 2020, at 10:42 AM, Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Adding a soldering iron to my on-board tool kit, thanks to you sharing
> your adventure!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Alistair Bell
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1:15 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu
> smoking gun?
> >
> > Yes the strange times did add a dimension to the event.
> >
> > But golly, was so lucky to breakdown within pushing distance of work,
> and it wasn’t somewhere else.
> >
> > God forbid it happened on a logging road.
> >
> > Alistair
> >
> >> On Apr 1, 2020, at 10:05 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Bravo!  Congratulations!  And thanks for giving me something to look
> >> forward to reading
> >> during these strange times....
> >>
> >> Steven
> >> 91 Westy
> >>
> >>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 5:38 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I want that tee shirt :-)
> >>>
> >>> Ab
> >>>
> >>>>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 5:21 PM, stuartmacm@gmail.com wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Congrats Alistair! You fixed you Vanagon with a soldering iron!  I
> bet
> >>> that's what ECU rebuilders do.
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
> >>> Alistair Bell
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 5:17 PM
> >>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>>> Subject: Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu
> >>> smoking gun?
> >>>>
> >>>> It worked!
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you very much mark for all your help.
> >>>>
> >>>> Alistair
> >>>>
> >>>>>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 5:04 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> No, bottom left is pin 25.
> >>>>>> Pin 25 is the ignition coil trigger from it's driver transistor.
> >>>>>> That check mark for the middle pin of the transistor appears to show
> >>> that your bad solder joint is for the pin 25 signal as hoped.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Mark
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Alistair Bell wrote:
> >>>>>> Ok, did that.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> And apologies for the confusing way I noted results.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The board tested in orientation shown, the red tape and black marks
> >>>>>> refer to the pin orientation and results.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> From pin mark outwards, too and bottom, check mark means continuity,
> >>>>>> check plus asterisk means brief continuity. Dash mark means no
> >>> continuity.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Started with transistor leg on right. Marks on tape closest to pin
> >>>>>> marks. Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I think, if I’ve rotated things in my head correctly, the pin marks
> >>>>>> are too left 13, top right 1 Bottom left 14 , bottom right 25
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> If that’s right, nine of your suggested pins have continuity to any
> >>>>>> of the legs of the trans.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> https://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/3e721a30-3d1c-42e2-9f2a-19
> >>>>>> 2eb14ad5a1.jpeg
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The transistor as I measured, right leg first, then middle then left
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> https://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/cb7b8634-ac9f-4345-b857-3a
> >>>>>> 8a061a9e54.jpeg
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ab
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Mar 31, 2020, at 4:17 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> For fun you could use an Ohm meter to see if that transistor
> >>>>>>> connects to the ECU pin that drives the ignition coil.
> >>>>>>> Put a meter probe on each of the three legs in turn and test the
> ECU
> >>>>>>> pin(s) with the other probe.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I would look at ECU pins 25, 12 3
> >>>>>>> to see if any leg of that transistor connects to any of those pins.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The driver transistor for the fuel injectors is the one I'm used to
> >>>>>>> seeing a bad connector at.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Mark
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Alistair Bell wrote:
> >>>>>>>> That black component that had the one leg solder joint broken is
> >>>>>>>> BUV37B
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Looked up and it’s , if I read it right, a power transistor.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Alistair
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
>

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