KSGER T12 Soldering Station Setup & Review + Error Message and Calibration Explained

Today we look at the KSGER T12 Soldering Station. I will set up the KSGER T12 Soldering Station and show how easy it is to do the calibration of the tip and start soldering. I will also explain how to make the ERROR message go away. This is a viewer requested review and I was curious how good this inexpensive soldering iron was, so I decided to make the viewer happy and review this soldering station from KSGER. This is a rather cheap soldering iron and if it performs well I would consider it to be very good for someone just starting out in soldering since it allows you room to grow and become more proficient and have more customization as you get better at soldering. So let's unbox, setup and test this cheap soldering station from KSGER and see how it performs.

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[Zaphod]

FIX for loose tips: One really common cause of the unit displaying "Error" is when the tip is too loose in the handle. It only has to move a couple mm before it'll loose connection with the electrical contacts. I have the aluminum FX9501 handle with the carbon fiber grip, and that was a huge problem for me. I found the solution on another YT video comment thread and thought I'd also share it here in case anyone else can benefit from it. Inside the iron handle there's a short piece of silicone tube that kind of grips on to the little notches on the tips and prevents the tip from sliding right back out of the handle. The actual electrical contact tabs aren't nearly strong enough to do this on their own. My handle had a piece of 6x8 mm (ID x OD) tube in it that was about 2.6 cm long. This was both a couple mm too short and 1 mm too narrow to be effective. It resulted in a couple mm of "play" in the tip because the silicone tube would slide freely between the two stop points, allowing the tip to lose contact with the electrical connection tabs. Annoying as all get out, I tell ya. The VERY simple solution was to replace the tube with a 2.8 cm piece of 6x9 mm silicone tube I sourced from Amazon on the cheap. Now my tips stay put magnificently, held snugly in place by about 6 cents worth of generic silicone tube. No more "Error" every time I poke into my tip cleaner or blink too hard or anything. Life is starting to look up again.

[ohmware]

is the tip automatically identified by the system if you changed it? or you manually select?

[racerj.]

I turned mine on and got the error message and it stayed on until the unit shut off.

[johnviera]

It goes higher than 350. And It won’t damage the tip.

[rodw]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT DIDN'T COME WITH A STAND? LAYING DOWN A HOT IRON FLAT TABLE IS DANGEROUS !!¡

[thetwistedsisterme]

I watched because I have been looking for a soldering iron... I haven't even finished watching because it has too much and too little. No case, no stand, no cord, but yea I can use it in other countries!

[timidater]

i cant believe it didnt come with a power cord!!!! not everyone has old pc cords around!!