So far I like this iron handle a little more than the one that came with my T12 station. I'll start by talking about some issues I had with it. When this handle arrived, the connector's strain relief was not connected at all. The two screws were loose in the bag, so you might want to watch out for that. All of the handle components were also loose, so those may need to be tightened up. I also find that this handle sometimes gets pretty hot. Considering the standby feature, this probably wouldn't normally be a big deal, but the standby switch is VERY sensitive, so even bumping the table will bring the iron out of standby mode. All of that being said, you can see in the picture that the distance from the grip to the iron tip is less than half of the distance for the standard handle. I think this is much more comfortable to use, so for the price I think it's definitely worthwhile

So far I like this iron handle a little more than the one that came with my T12 station. I'll start by talking about some issues I had with it. When this handle arrived, the connector's strain relief was not connected at all. The two screws were loose in the bag, so you might want to watch out for that. All of the handle components were also loose, so those may need to be tightened up. I also find that this handle sometimes gets pretty hot. Considering the standby feature, this probably wouldn't normally be a big deal, but the standby switch is VERY sensitive, so even bumping the table will bring the iron out of standby mode. All of that being said, you can see in the picture that the distance from the grip to the iron tip is less than half of the distance for the standard handle. I think this is much more comfortable to use, so for the price I think it's definitely worthwhile

So far I like this iron handle a little more than the one that came with my T12 station. I'll start by talking about some issues I had with it. When this handle arrived, the connector's strain relief was not connected at all. The two screws were loose in the bag, so you might want to watch out for that. All of the handle components were also loose, so those may need to be tightened up. I also find that this handle sometimes gets pretty hot. Considering the standby feature, this probably wouldn't normally be a big deal, but the standby switch is VERY sensitive, so even bumping the table will bring the iron out of standby mode. All of that being said, you can see in the picture that the distance from the grip to the iron tip is less than half of the distance for the standard handle. I think this is much more comfortable to use, so for the price I think it's definitely worthwhile

Good quality for the proce.

Good quality for the proce.

Good quality for the proce.