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Nice.

The soldering iron is only US$80, but the battery is US$250.[1]

Not shipping yet, still in pre-order. Does iFixit have enough manufacturing capacity to satisfy demand? This should be on DigiKey.

We're talking with Digikey! Stay tuned.

Preorders start today and will ship on October 15.

Is there a holder that doesn't include the $250 power supply?

you might be able to fix the magnetic cap to something, I suppose.