Not production quality

This iron is sold as, "Designed For Continuous Production Soldering" I got mine in November 2014, it's dead in August 2019. I'm a hobbyist, I have never used the iron more than 3 hours in a day, and usually more like a couple of hours a week. It started making clicking sounds a month or so ago, and now the temperature display is going crazy. I bought it for $140 in 2014, and 5 years of light use is lousy value for that price. The price is now $250. Needless to say, I won't be buying another.

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