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Or get a $25 Pinecil that comes with IronOS pre-installed and is by all accounts almost as good as the TS-100 [1] (it's $40 on Amazon now :/). I got one, was so

by sottol 4y ago

Or get a $25 Pinecil that comes with IronOS pre-installed and is by all accounts almost as good as the TS-100 [1] (it's $40 on Amazon now :/). I got one, was so impressed that I got another. One big upside over the TS-100 for me is that it can be driven by both a beefier USB-C (which I always have around anyway) and DC-plug PSU. Plus, it's running Risc-V, and they even sell an breakout to use the "logic board" as a RISC-V dev-board! [1] https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/ https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-solde...

Zekio 4y ago
damn, you made me notice they've made a V2 of pinecil
- sandreas 4y ago
  Do you know where I can get a Pinecil V2 for 25$ in Germany? The TS100 was about 40$, when I bought it...
  - snvzz 4y ago
    Official Pine64 store ships worldwide.
  - Zekio 4y ago
    they have it in their EU store https://pine64eu.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/ https://pine64eu.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-sol... but currently it is out of stock, not at 25$ though
snvzz 4y ago
You say "almost as good", but isn't it actually better? What advantage, if any, would the ts-100 have?
- sandreas 4y ago
  Only advantage I know of is availability... The Pinecil is not available everywhere...
- sottol 4y ago
  Main reason is because I've not used the TS-100 personally so I cannot say for sure, afair the TS-100 heated up a tad faster in certain situations. Anyway, USB-C is a big deal for me so I'd take the Pinecil if prices were the same.