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I think this needs more unnecessary. Siri integration? Yes! I need to be able to tell Siri what temp I want my soldering iron at. You could also make use of oth

I think this needs more unnecessary. Siri integration? Yes! I need to be able to tell Siri what temp I want my soldering iron at. You could also make use of other iOS features, like backing up the temp history to iCloud for long term temperature stats. Think about the correlations you could do: I always set the temp to 260C at noon, but in the evenings I’m more of a 265C person. Maybe we would also need some Health integration - Apple should add a „soldering fumes inhalation“ stat. Are there different kind of fumes at different temperature levels? Time to upgrade my Pinecil

lachyio 3y ago
I like your thinking! The project is open source, pull requests for such features are very welcome :)
nibbleshifter 3y ago
> Apple should add a „soldering fumes inhalation“ stat. Are there different kind of fumes at different temperature levels? I now want to find out. Maybe one of those particle sensor units (the PM2.5 ones) could be used to measure this? Confounding variables would include the type of solder used... What you are soldering onto... Ventilation... Etc... Currently I just do all my soldering on the stovetop due to its extractor fan, being beside a window, smooth surface, ease of cleaning, good lighting, etc.
microtonal 3y ago
Yes! I need to be able to tell Siri what temp I want my soldering iron at I know how that ends: "Hey Siri, set the pinecil temperature to 260 degrees C", "The pinecil temperature is now set to 396 degrees celsius.", "Aaaaargh. Hey Siri, switch off the pinecil NOW!", "I don't know about that, let me search that on the web". Awesome project though!
- lancesells 3y ago
  "Sorry, I'm having trouble connecting to the internet right now. Please try again later". While the Pinecil bursts into flames...