Ben Hur Horse Race

  • 0 Posts
  • 156 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
Cake day: June 13th, 2023
  • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world•iFixit wants to fix the soldering ironEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    fair enough, thanks for the response.

    my ‘extra hands’ station w/ the two alligator clips to hold the subject, magnifying glass w/ led also has a holster for a hot iron, so I pop the hot iron in that after soldering.

    the wire coming from the iron, whether it goes to a battery pack or the 250 eur smart battery is still the hangup for me. I build large things with nicrocobntrollers in them, so I need to soldier in super awkward places. a wire connecting the iron to anything is a massive liability.

    Id be interested to hear how you get on with it though

  • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world•iFixit wants to fix the soldering ironEnglish
    171·
    2 months ago

    I love my ifixit precision screwdriver, so I’d be a fan and would try this out.

    The thing is once I switched to a butane iron (portable, hot in 20 seconds, awesome fire) I don’t have any interest in anything with a wire coming off of the back of it. battery or no, the wire being in the way is ass and is also crap

    edit: maybe it doesnt have a wire?

    edit 2: maybe I shoulda read the article before typing? 5 second heat-up time, wow… seeing as I am a fucking idiot and am also very tired, can someone who is smart tell me if the iron has a battery itself? the pack is for recharging the small battery in the pen?