Years ago, I obtained an excellentTS100 [Amazon]soldering iron, then made aconcrete “squid”to hold things more recently. During this time my relationship with soldering has gone from terrible to ~OK, and while I still wouldn’t say I’m great at it,the video belowat least shows how t...
Amazon (US):https://amzn.to/2AA3B1b Being a Step-Up, or boost voltage regulator, it takes a lower input voltage and outputs a higher voltage. E.g. it can convert 12V of a 3S Lipo, or 16V of a 4S, to 24V, so you can use your 3S or 4S battery just like a 6S!
Temperature-controlled soldering irons can be cheap, lightweight, and good. Pick any two of those attributes when you choose an iron, because you’ll never have all three. You might believe that this adage represents a cast-iron rule, no iron could possibly combine all three to make a lig...
I’m now using a$4 soldering ironwhich works most of the time for what I’m doing, but sometimes it does not seem to heat quite fast enough which may cause problems. I’m not soldering that often, so I did not think about getting a better one, but I’ve just come across an TS...
It’s a grounding solution for the TS100 soldering iron, with a bonus USB-PD trigger case. The ZY12PDN case slips over the version with screw terminals, and snap-fits in place with modeled detents. The ground lug slips over the existing USB-PD supply prongs, and tapes in place. Nickel...