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Multicomp Pro MP740061 soldering iron
Multicomp Pro MP740061 soldering iron

Multicomp Pro soldering iron: a review

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By Electronza on January 17, 2020 Tools & equipment

I recently bought a new soldering iron, a Multicomp Pro from Farnell. It’s an all-in-one temperature controlled soldering iron, which I plan to use for fieldwork and for some simple projects that require soldering, as an alternative to a bulkier soldering station.

You might be puzzled by the Multicomp Pro name. It’s a relatively new brand for Farnell’s private collection of affordable components, tools, and test equipment under the brand Multicomp Pro.

Farnell, the Development Distributor, has launched a new collection of affordable components, tools and test equipment under its new brand, Multicomp Pro. This collection brings the very best products from Multicomp, Duratool, Tenma, Pro-Power, Pro-Elec and Pro-Signal under one brand, making it easier for design engineers, technicians and production facilities to identify high value alternatives, whilst assuring production-grade quality they can rely on. [link]

The model reviewed here is the 80 W, 240VAC with EU plug, part no. MP740061. Depending on where you live, you will find similar versions of this soldering iron: MP740060 is the UK version, while MP740147 is sold in the USA by Newark.com. All models are low priced, roughly 40EUR / 31GBP / 33USD.

There is also a 150W version. It’s too powerful for me, but it’s worth mentioning,

There’s a small soldering stand included, made from sheet metal. It’s good for fieldwork as it doesn’t take much space in the tool bag, but for regular lab work, it’s better to buy a cheap soldering iron stand.

Multicomp Pro soldering iron with a new stand

There is a decent assortment of twelve various soldering tips. All soldering tips are quite massive, and I’ve noticed they have quite a big thermal inertia, especially when heating the soldering iron from a cold state. The display will quickly indicate reaching the set temperature, but you will have to wait a minute or so before the soldering tip reaches that temperature.

Also, it looks to me that the quality of the soldering tips is a bit lower compared to the soldering tips used by my old Duratool soldering station.

Multicomp Pro soldering iron tips

Using the soldering iron is quite simple, no big fuss. Two buttons to adjust the temperature and one menu button. A blue LED inside the MENU button indicates the heating status. The LCD is quite small and is not backlit, which sometimes makes reading the temperature a bit harder. The soldering iron goes to sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity and shuts down after 20 minutes.

Multicomp Pro soldering iron – display detail

Overall, a nice product, which has found a permanent place in my toolbox. It can also be an alternative to a soldering station, with a lower footprint, which can be desirable if your working space is not that generous.

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2 Comments

  1. Donald on February 2, 2023 5:22 pm

    Purhased one of these and it worked fine until I needed to change the tip. It was not possible to remove the tip because either it had corroded inside or the heating element had expanded! No spares available so a waste of money. I bought extra tips as well.
    The trouble is with these reviewers they dont try the product for long enough.

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    • Electronza on February 2, 2023 5:28 pm

      I use mine every other day. Not a single issue with changing tips. Maybe you were unlucky, or who knows why you had that issue. It’s also possible that I didn’t have problems because I changed the tips quite often, and they didn’t have enough time to get stuck.

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