4 ms·
Looks interesting, especially USB-C input. There's a TS80 (and TS80P) which does Qualcomm Quick Charge (and the P for USB-PD) USB-C input, but the Pinecil's fle
by ThatPlayer 6y ago
Looks interesting, especially USB-C input. There's a TS80 (and TS80P) which does Qualcomm Quick Charge (and the P for USB-PD) USB-C input, but the Pinecil's flexibility of both seems better. The TS80s also uses different tip form factors, so I would need entirely new tips compared to this.
- sbx320 6y agoThe TS80P also supports Quick Charge in addition to USB-PD, although QC3 limits you to around 18W (versus 30W for USB-PD). I wonder how the ergonomics on the production Pinecil will end up. I never ended up liking the TS100s feel for soldering, which made the TS80 my go-to iron. The wide tip availability is great, but I'd rather take a limited tip selection and better ergonomics.
- topspin 6y agoI love the idea of using my lab power supply to power my soldering iron. I will gladly take back the space of my soldering station, it's separate power plug and wires, etc. Plus I'll be able to see current draw in real time.
- myself248 6y agoI do this with my TS100 right now, when I'm gonna be running it for long enough that the Ryobi battery, which serves as its steady base, would not have a good time. The TS100 can show you the input voltage and duty cycle, I wonder if there's firmware that calculates watts...