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0 pointskwiens1y ago0 comments

We considered having a sensor to detect when the cap is installed, but found that the accelerometer met that need. The default sleep timer is 30 seconds, but I set mine to 5 seconds and it works great.

All of the settings, including the temperature setting, are available in the web interface for free. The settings persist permanently on the iron so you can use it with any USB-C PD power source that you've already got. We worked hard to make sure that the iron works well standalone from the power station. https://www.ifixit.com/fixhub/console

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xxs1y ago

I'd like to have a temperature boost (e.g 50C) somehow at the absolute very least to even consider it an option.

ssl-31y ago

I mean...

Here I am soldering in the field with my fancy microprocessor-controlled portable soldering iron. I've been using it with 63/37 and doing SMD work, but in front of me now I've got a big wire on a 1/4" TS plug to work on that was put together with lead-free solder and I simply need a higher temperature in order for anything to melt.

I never expected an audio tech in the US to use lead-free solder for anything, ever, but here I am anyway.

So now, I've got choices.

Do I find a computer to plug my soldering iron into so I can reprogram it?

Do I use the $170 temperature control (more than twice the cost of the iron itself) that I left on the bench for safe keeping?

Or do I see this situation in advance, and buy seemingly any other temperature-controlled portable soldering iron instead?

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