You might want to look at SH-72 soldering iron, which is like 10-15$ and has the same dimensions and weight, but has TS-100-style tips, and works from anywhere from 10 to 24 V. So, integrating one with a PD booster circuit and adding an USB-C to it might be fun, and will result in a quite powerful (60W max) soldering iron that heats up fast and has great thermal stability.
@@lwtve personally I think even at that price it is worth it, I live in the Netherlands and I payed 50 euros and I love it, at first I ordered a ts-101 but then i regretted my decision and canceled my orderer and bought a pinecil v2
I think the reason they went with a jack is to allow rotation of the cable this adapter is a nice way to retain that while eliminating the need to carry any more than one cable for (presumably) all devices
Agree. The JRC--b008 board will work with regular USB type A chargers. But if you want to use a USB type C smart charger with PD it won't work without the CC1 and CC2 pull down resistors. Because of the faulty wiring of the JRC--b008 it is hard to add resistors to it without doing some very small and precise modifications. In that case I suggest getting a USB type C board that features the CC1 and CC2 pinout or a board that have the resistors on the board.
about a month ago I was doing almost the same thing, re-orging my mini kit and was fed up with lugging a laptop power supply for my TS100 and after looking found an online walkthrough on replacing the barrel jack on it with a PD USB-C adapter. Now my kit has a PD powerbank that serves the iron, the miniware scope if it needs it, my kirby soldering fume extractor and a small adjustable supply (up to 12v).
If you have a e-cigarette/vape pen with a 510-threaded jack, you can purchase small soldering tips that screw into the pen and operate completely wirelessly. Pretty good for small/occasional jobs.
Years ago i bought cheap Chinese soldering station, also i keep maintenance instruction from industrial grade one. Use the cheap one, maintain it like it's scientific hardware ... You get the point. Years passed and beside the tip, it works like a new one.
@@affieuk Keep it in the dry place, where no dust can reach it (pack it up when not used). Do not overheat it, replace tips when used. I also look at the temperatures inside the soldering station from time to time, to see if some parts are starting to heat up more than usual, but this will not be available to someone who doesn't have thermal camera.
I looked at modifying one of these a few years ago. The 8W is barely enough for anything and the temp gets way up above 400C, so overvolting it and constantly measuring the element resistance for temperature control was my intention for making it more usable. Up at 12V you’d get maybe 45W, for which a barrel jack or USB C PD input could work. Then it’s just a cheap 8-bit micro and a FET. But the tip quality and fitment method was so bad I didn’t bother.
I like the design and the idea of upgradeing electronics to support USB C. But theres only a small problem with using the JRC--b008 USB type C board. The board will only work with basic chargers and not smart chargers with PD. Soldering on a resistor won't work because the board is wired incorrectly and will require modifications where you would have to cut some of the internal connections on the PCB. I would recommend using a USB type C board that have CC1 and CC2 pinouts or even better a board that come with the 5.1k resistors.
This soldering iron is my go to tool for quick and dirty soldering on the go (or at my desk when the small volume of work can't justify taking my T12 out of storage). It can't handle larger wires, but is good enough for small repairs. Love your work mate. Your channel is something that sends me into a UA-cam spiral of rewatching your older videos every time it pops up in suggestions.
I would rather suggest using USB-C female board which has two 5k1 resistors on CC pins, because this one you used wont accept any voltage from C charger (with USB-C output). Also the sh-72 is better imo, since it has dial for temperature and changeable tips.
One of the cleanest and nicest presented projects I've seen in a long while. How are you finding the reliability of the 3.5mm jack sockets and plug? I used them for the ability to disconnect drawers that I built led strips into the bottoms of draws (to light the next lower draw). I found them so unreliable I pulled them out and used permanently connect free hanging loops of twinflex. What's your experience? Subscribing. Thanks.
Nice hack. It just irks me that some manufacturers think it is all-ok to use headphone ports for power though. It sounds so dangerous by accidentally feeding power to a headphone out or line-in/out and blowing something up.
Pinecil is also a good option. Very cheap considering what it's competing with. And personally I would probably have just dremeled a hole in the end to fit the USB C port directly rather than making an adapter. Those 3.5mm power cables are the worst
Why don't you just use a USB-c to AUX adapter dongle and let it hang? You still need a cable to power it, this way you save a ton of time and money. It's functionally the same.
Cool mod man. There could be other design to glue usb c break out to that usb soldering iron & hook it directly in parallel with 3.5mm port source, & cover with epoxy or some other way. Regards
I was thinking about changing my soldering iron from DC socket to usb-c with pd, but after I take it apart to measure space I realize I need another soldering iron to solder it😅. add on adapter looks like handleable
I love your videos and nice project. But what about a pinecil v2?, have been looking for a mobile soldering iron and the pinecil v2 was the best one, it is cheap but not as cheap and It wants a lot more power haha, but if you have a powerful powerbank it should work.
I just got my Pinecil today and I LOVE it, it's open source firmware and tons of options for software and interchangeable TS-100 Style tips make it infinitely more useful than the two 5$ USB irons like the one pictured. I'll never go back!
Does anyone know a channel similar to this one? I find the topics mega interesting and would like to see more videos like this. But unfortunately I can't find anything.
@@aimankamil4818 efficient in what way? I'd say 40gb/s is more efficient than 4gb/s. I'd say power delivery of 100W is more efficient than 10W. I'd say the fact that I can carry one charger with me and charge my headphones, my switch, my PC, and my phone is pretty efficient.
@Filip S good thing I don't need that I just use power tools (not USB c but has a standard charger) and my electronics like my phone laptop and headphones
3.5mm is a horrendous pick for a power connector, especially when connected to a high-tech device like a computer, because when you insert it the contacts between each pair (tip-ring, ring-sleeve) are momentarily shorted. TS100-style irons with the plug-in tips get around this shortcoming with their tips by extending the nonconductive area (analogous to the black plastic rings on 3.5mm phone plugs) long enough to avoid this. Neat project.
Exquisite work and distinctive artistic character thanks, man 😁🤍🖤 And I would like to know out of curiosity what camera and lens you use for the top view ?
You might want to look at SH-72 soldering iron, which is like 10-15$ and has the same dimensions and weight, but has TS-100-style tips, and works from anywhere from 10 to 24 V. So, integrating one with a PD booster circuit and adding an USB-C to it might be fun, and will result in a quite powerful (60W max) soldering iron that heats up fast and has great thermal stability.
Pinecil is $25, has Type-C PD, uses TS-100 style tips, and is open source.
@@ionstorm66 And uses RISC-V!
@@ionstorm66 if you’re in the US, sure it looks great. But where I live the shipping costs like $40.
@@ionstorm66 Yes, Pinecil might be great, but where I'm at, it's currently not very possible to get it, or it costs almost 100$.
@@lwtve personally I think even at that price it is worth it, I live in the Netherlands and I payed 50 euros and I love it, at first I ordered a ts-101 but then i regretted my decision and canceled my orderer and bought a pinecil v2
i'm so damn excited for your uploads this year. you're what my childhood needed when i became obsessed with spy toys and james bond gadgets. thank you
I think the reason they went with a jack is to allow rotation of the cable
this adapter is a nice way to retain that while eliminating the need to carry any more than one cable for (presumably) all devices
Hello! Small issue with the proposed design: add CC1 and CC2 USB C pull down restistors to the port to make it work with usb-c to usb-c wire!
Agree. The JRC--b008 board will work with regular USB type A chargers. But if you want to use a USB type C smart charger with PD it won't work without the CC1 and CC2 pull down resistors. Because of the faulty wiring of the JRC--b008 it is hard to add resistors to it without doing some very small and precise modifications. In that case I suggest getting a USB type C board that features the CC1 and CC2 pinout or a board that have the resistors on the board.
Ive got no clue how to solder, do any of these DIY projects, etc but man i love these videos. Always pleasant to watch/is always interesting.
Ive got my first soldering iron kit :D. So maybe ill start being cool like you guys.
So glad you’re still uploading bro! Came back to the channel today!! 💪💪👍
Always excited when you post. Love seeing all you do!
node starting to upload hella consistently. I love it!
I love these videos. Awesome work as always!
Agreed, there always polished and just generally great.
about a month ago I was doing almost the same thing, re-orging my mini kit and was fed up with lugging a laptop power supply for my TS100 and after looking found an online walkthrough on replacing the barrel jack on it with a PD USB-C adapter. Now my kit has a PD powerbank that serves the iron, the miniware scope if it needs it, my kirby soldering fume extractor and a small adjustable supply (up to 12v).
Don't miss that those 3.5mm jacks are also called TRS (tip, ring, sleeve)
Yo man been watching your channel for a long time now. You are hands down one of my favorite youtubers out there. Do gods work my man!
If you have a e-cigarette/vape pen with a 510-threaded jack, you can purchase small soldering tips that screw into the pen and operate completely wirelessly. Pretty good for small/occasional jobs.
The free html page resource sounds awesome!
That open HTML project sounds awesome. Not a web designer but very interested in following it!!
Years ago i bought cheap Chinese soldering station, also i keep maintenance instruction from industrial grade one. Use the cheap one, maintain it like it's scientific hardware ... You get the point. Years passed and beside the tip, it works like a new one.
What do you do to main it?
@@affieuk Keep it in the dry place, where no dust can reach it (pack it up when not used). Do not overheat it, replace tips when used. I also look at the temperatures inside the soldering station from time to time, to see if some parts are starting to heat up more than usual, but this will not be available to someone who doesn't have thermal camera.
I have one of these irons and I never thought to do this but it's a great idea.
Awesome design work!
Loving these rapid uploads.
I am glad you started posting again.
you're so cool and talented. I wish I knew half the things you did.
I have one of these and a pinecil on hand. Super useful stuff
Awesome idea, makes me rethink getting one of the more expensive options haha
awesome hack! Glad to see you posting :) love your content
That’s a great addition. Thanks for sharing.
I looked at modifying one of these a few years ago. The 8W is barely enough for anything and the temp gets way up above 400C, so overvolting it and constantly measuring the element resistance for temperature control was my intention for making it more usable. Up at 12V you’d get maybe 45W, for which a barrel jack or USB C PD input could work. Then it’s just a cheap 8-bit micro and a FET. But the tip quality and fitment method was so bad I didn’t bother.
Nicely done.
I like the design and the idea of upgradeing electronics to support USB C. But theres only a small problem with using the JRC--b008 USB type C board.
The board will only work with basic chargers and not smart chargers with PD. Soldering on a resistor won't work because the board is wired incorrectly and will require modifications where you would have to cut some of the internal connections on the PCB. I would recommend using a USB type C board that have CC1 and CC2 pinouts or even better a board that come with the 5.1k resistors.
Yep. Using connectors that expose all the pins is a huge PITA but at least you can wire it up for PD support
on point and concise ... thank you
Nice video NODE!
Nice and simple. Love it.
This soldering iron is my go to tool for quick and dirty soldering on the go (or at my desk when the small volume of work can't justify taking my T12 out of storage).
It can't handle larger wires, but is good enough for small repairs.
Love your work mate. Your channel is something that sends me into a UA-cam spiral of rewatching your older videos every time it pops up in suggestions.
Mosfet is awesone, could you put a way to send a specific news article to share them?
I'm glad NODE is back, I might have to get one of these, comment to hack the algorithm
I would rather suggest using USB-C female board which has two 5k1 resistors on CC pins, because this one you used wont accept any voltage from C charger (with USB-C output). Also the sh-72 is better imo, since it has dial for temperature and changeable tips.
node is back!
One of the cleanest and nicest presented projects I've seen in a long while. How are you finding the reliability of the 3.5mm jack sockets and plug? I used them for the ability to disconnect drawers that I built led strips into the bottoms of draws (to light the next lower draw). I found them so unreliable I pulled them out and used permanently connect free hanging loops of twinflex.
What's your experience?
Subscribing.
Thanks.
Can you make a video showing us your workshop or any details about your 3d printer
sounds pretty fun
Nice hack. It just irks me that some manufacturers think it is all-ok to use headphone ports for power though. It sounds so dangerous by accidentally feeding power to a headphone out or line-in/out and blowing something up.
Hey mate, how do you create these sick thumbnails and graphics? do you use keyhsot and a toon material or somethign? would be cool to get some insight
Pinecil is also a good option. Very cheap considering what it's competing with.
And personally I would probably have just dremeled a hole in the end to fit the USB C port directly rather than making an adapter. Those 3.5mm power cables are the worst
imagine the soldering iron utilising the full USB PD protocol. 100w or even the new 240w
Why don't you just use a USB-c to AUX adapter dongle and let it hang? You still need a cable to power it, this way you save a ton of time and money. It's functionally the same.
Cool mod man.
There could be other design to glue usb c break out to that usb soldering iron & hook it directly in parallel with 3.5mm port source, & cover with epoxy or some other way.
Regards
how do you create the graphics for the thumbnails? vector tracing?
Do you ever take suggestions for projects?
Wish I knew about this iron before I bought a Pinecil, though I am happy with it.
simple and effective
so nice buddy
Can you overclock it with a USB PD set at 9V or something?
pretty cool
Love this
Love it. Im ginna remix it for a ts100
This trick would also work for little drills and the like.
There's also a USB-PD breakout board that can offer to 20 volts should be more than enough to power any solder iron
Not a good idea to force 20V to a device that is buid for 5V input.
Cheers.
i love the style of the thumbnails, what do you use to make them?
looks like a stylized filter from photoshop or GIMP, like maybe a tuned neon glow filter or one of the charcoal drawing filters tuned up maybe
My be of interest
I was thinking about changing my soldering iron from DC socket to usb-c with pd, but after I take it apart to measure space I realize I need another soldering iron to solder it😅. add on adapter looks like handleable
I love your videos and nice project. But what about a pinecil v2?, have been looking for a mobile soldering iron and the pinecil v2 was the best one, it is cheap but not as cheap and It wants a lot more power haha, but if you have a powerful powerbank it should work.
I just got my Pinecil today and I LOVE it, it's open source firmware and tons of options for software and interchangeable TS-100 Style tips make it infinitely more useful than the two 5$ USB irons like the one pictured. I'll never go back!
I would super glue the adapter so its not wiggly.
People be adding USB-C to they hearts soon
Does anyone know a channel similar to this one? I find the topics mega interesting and would like to see more videos like this. But unfortunately I can't find anything.
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Nice project!
I didn't realise you had returned!
All hail USB C
Nice hack!
OK go
like
pinecil is a great Soldering Iron with type C
TS80
I don't buy things unless they're USB c
You wouldn't be able to use virtually anything of the professional equipment. Nothing is USB-C beyond consumer electronics, at least for now
Usb c is the most confusing and inefficient type of usb ever
What about nodeMCUs?
@@aimankamil4818 efficient in what way? I'd say 40gb/s is more efficient than 4gb/s. I'd say power delivery of 100W is more efficient than 10W. I'd say the fact that I can carry one charger with me and charge my headphones, my switch, my PC, and my phone is pretty efficient.
@Filip S good thing I don't need that I just use power tools (not USB c but has a standard charger) and my electronics like my phone laptop and headphones
3.5mm is a horrendous pick for a power connector, especially when connected to a high-tech device like a computer, because when you insert it the contacts between each pair (tip-ring, ring-sleeve) are momentarily shorted. TS100-style irons with the plug-in tips get around this shortcoming with their tips by extending the nonconductive area (analogous to the black plastic rings on 3.5mm phone plugs) long enough to avoid this. Neat project.
I'll mention the pinecil, it already has USB-C, temperature control, and 60W of power.
Как?!
dont forget the pinecil exist, cheap and usbc and good !
but why? hahaha
I am developer I make and train ai. What kind of webdevelopment u need?
It's total rubbish. It can't even heat up the soldering wire properly.
He's asking a cv or a portfolio for an open source project 💀
get a pinecil
Exquisite work and distinctive artistic character
thanks, man 😁🤍🖤
And I would like to know out of curiosity what camera and lens you use for the top view ?