Planning to buy a soldering gun need help

How does one select a good gun? I want one that runs off butane if possible, would this be a good purchase?
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Probe-MTKIT01-Micro-Torch/dp/B000I14F2K/ref=pd_sim_469_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51N32SKIVCL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160,160_&refRID=0SQSM7BZCVRE8Q9B3FT9

A friend of mine uses one on electrical wiring in car restoration and loves it. It works instantly... a hot iron works almost instantly too though.

How it would perform on solder pads so close to the LES I'm not sure, but the flame is small. It might work fine but I can only guess.

If you want to solder on printed circuit boards, you'll want an electric iron 35-50watts with a fine point. I've never built a led panel, but I have repaired gauge clusters and such.

Hako 15 watts
Hako 45? watt workstation

1 cheap choice
1 good choice

Weller and only Weller . ( APEX Tools for the US )
Butane fueled ?
No problem ...

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2C-Butane-Soldering-Iron/dp/B000B61L0G

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2KC-Professional-Self-igniting-Soldering/dp/B000WOHSHM

Your best choice ...

Cheers.

I ruined a P2KC (I think) by using Ronson fuel. Use the best quality butane.

Unless I was doing a lot of work in the field, I'd get a plug-in iron first--but either style will build a luminaire.

I have one of the stand-up torches but I've never used it. A pen-type iron is more comfortable and controllable. I use an electric heat gun for heatshrinking.

Thank you all for your excellent advice

stardustsailor said:

Weller and only Weller . ( APEX Tools for the US )
Butane fueled ?
No problem ...

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2C-Butane-Soldering-Iron/dp/B000B61L0G

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2KC-Professional-Self-igniting-Soldering/dp/B000WOHSHM

Your best choice ...

Cheers.

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This is flameless correct?

http://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-9378-Programmable-Digital-Soldering/dp/B00BSW69LI

I really like this station. It's temperature controlled, which makes it hard to do a bad job.

Get a Hakko -whichever models have the ceramic heating element…Then you can unscrew the metal soldering apparatus and use the inner heating element as a flameless lighter -for those extra special connoisseur occasions!

look up your local auction house, that s where i got mine, ebay or amazon might be more convenient