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There are gas powered soldering irons that are essentially lighters with metal around the flame. Real life savers
There are also battery powered soldering irons.
I like the pinecil, usb-c powered soldering iron with temperature control. If you are not doing anything intensive any fast smartphone charger will power it.
I've had mine running off of a power bank before too.
My TS101 doesn't really work with a phone charger, I use the laptop's or a power bank
Depends on the charger and or cable. Might not support the right protocol or just be weird when it should work.
Yes, and they actually have a working thermostat, so they aren't complete garbage to solder electronics with.
Gas powered soldering irons are great for soldering stuff like copper water pipes. But even soldering through-hole components with them is a pain in the ass due to the temperature instantly evaporating all your flux. Soldering SMD components is near impossible with them
yes but that sounds boring and doesn't require having a functionally super-hot piece right near a reserve of acetylene.