I have a TS100 with the chisel tip, much smaller and lighter than the portable butane gas. Heats up very quickly with precision compared to high end expensive bench soldering irons. It only draws around 2.3A to heat up to 400 degrees Celsius with the bigger Chisel tip, if you're soldering larger gauge wires I would recommend getting the biggest soldering tip. I do have a JBC $600 expensive professional soldering iron that I use on the bench, when I'm working away from the bench the TS100 is the one that I use. Butane you never know exactly the temperature you're soldering, TS100 you know and it's micro-controlled. Excited to watch the full review =]
I have used my TS100 for a year now and it really is a brilliant product. It heats up super fast and is fairly comfortable to hold.The tips are high quality.
I got one recently and it’s super awesome, much cleaner setup for most hobbyists and super fast to heat up! Would like the tips to be a bit cheaper, but overall in love with it. Bought mine with the normal tip plus a 5 tip set which gives me everything I need, but now I’m jealous of the case!
Nathan Carey me too... I love my little TS100, nice packaging but no case, bought the chisel tip separately, waaaay better than the regular tip that comes with the standard iron
You can but just the box for $15.99 www.banggood.com/MINI-Portable-Aluminium-Storage-Box-154-x-147-x-36mm-for-TS100-Soldering-Iron-Station-p-1244513.html
I have been using this soldering iron for the better part of a year now for everything. I got it for field repairs of my quads but the convenience of using it means it almost completely replaced my bench Hakko 936 clone. Now I use the bench soldering station only rarely when I want a small chisel tip (I hope they'll make one for the ts100). I've built several quads with this when it's powered for several hours at a time and never felt the handle get warm.
I just got one of these, very impressed with it after flashing the open source firmware. Also the handle doesn't get hot at all. Finally, the power cord for my 4 button chargers fits the plug fine and so I can easily power it from the bench. Besides, power supplies are pretty cheap. I got my TS100 for about AUD$65. Amazing little iron this.
I have one of these and it's great. The auto-power off is just the thing for a dummy like me who forgets to turn things off. I like the accelerometer sensor that means you just need to bump it to get it from idle to hot again. You can do XT90 if you're persistent, I did the connections for my electric bike with this.
Bruce, The soldering iron you have didn't come with a power supply, but you can pick one up that will work with the ts100 for about $15 USD. Indeed, some of them come with a power supply for about $10 more than a base kit. One more thing to add, I found that it has its own temperature regulation. I was soldering with it for about an hour straight the other day, and it started to drop the temperature down to 100c, presumably because the handset got too hot (it just felt kind of warm to me - it wasn't hard to hold or anything) so I don't think you'll have trouble with handset heat unless you take out the protections with a new firmware.
Lovely iron, but they missed the ball when it came to the case. Who wants to remove their tip after every job. Design it so you can leave a tip in the iron when you put it in the case. Also have a compartment where you can put a spare 1500 batt, some solder, tweezers, and maybe some heatshrink. That would make this a awesome self contained kit.
DroneRacer101 Thought you would have had one by now. Personally I solder absolutely fine with the conical tip, no problems whatsoever doing SMD and also rigged up my own XT60 to barrel connector, it soldered the XT60 no problem at all. You need this trust me
I followed the trend and i got one, i barely used it two times, i still prefer my cheap 70W solder irons from local DIY shops lol But i probably don't have the right tips for the job on my TS100, will consider to grab some chisel tips and give it a try again... Enjoy the rest of your week Bruce :)
Wow that kit is beautiful. I already have a TS-100 and I LOVE it. Its actually my main soldering iron. Not only on location but on the bench as well. I use a laptop charger/power adapter with it. But I don't have such a nice case with it, nor do I have all the tips. Just the pointy standard tip. I might buy this kit as well, lol
The case is around 13 bucks on AliExpress. I was just lookin at the ts100 a couple of hours ago, what an uncanny coincidence that you're doing a review on it. Over here in Switzerland the savings are around 25 bucks if you buy the complete set instead of everything individually. Oh, forgot the stand, that's roughly worth another 10 bucks. So the savings are around 35.
Could you do a bit of a comparison of tips and going up to 6s, particularly for those thicker wires? I was using 4s for my first AWG12 quad wire tinning and probably my technique sucks and admittedly I was using thin solder wire but I had to do one side then swap to the other!
It's rated for 24V so seeing as a fully charged 6S is only a bit over that it is probably fine. I also remember one of the youtube reviews looking at the board design and concluding from it that 24V is a conservative rating.
it most likely is a conservative rating, they usually are. but oi thought it was just worth pointing out. I know a number of people that run them of their 6S field batteries.
find a dell 19v power supply, cut the plug off and install a XT60 connector. then you can use the XT60 power cord on that or a lipo pack with a XT60 connector. that is as long as the pack is 3s-6s. might be 5s, i dont remember the max DC input right off the top of my head.
try making a heat shield to stop the 60° heat going to your hand, this can probably be made with styrofoam and some strong tape, although this might not be a pretty mod
These look like curie point tips, they work by blasting RF energy at the tip which either absorbs it or not depending on the temperature. Metcal held a patent on that technology for a long time but now that it has expired other curie point irons are starting to appear. They have very tight heat control (temp control is based on physics not electronics) but you have to change the tip to change the temp (temp is fixed for each tip). An alternative are induction tips which use a coil in the handset and high frequency AC to heat the tip and a probe that sits inside the end of the hollow tip provides temperature feedback to the controller. These have tighter temp control than thermal irons but not quite as good as the curie point irons. I got a Xytronic LF3200 a while back (120W induction tip soldering station) and it's a night and day difference compared to my old Hakko FX888D on larger connectors. Relatively affordable too at around $140 but you cannot use Hakko tips with it.
Awesome review! One issue though. It is a soldering iron and even here in America it's pronounced with the "l" by anyone who actually pronounces words instead of speaking slang. Yes, I know that does not happen with anyone under 40 but I am 42 so there is that. How about longevity? How long has anyone been using this on 4s? Typically what I see is a chisel tip on a cheap plug it in xt60 cable with no control and it works good for awhile and then it does not. Have had a few of the cheap ones and it's frustrating.
hey .can u help me?I want but.st100 soldering but I don't know I can services with this.mobil phone.what u.think ?this.soldering good work service mobilphone?
Cavey Möth metal case and all accessories @aliexpress. I bought my base kit with one tip from Banggood, rest from Ali as was cheaper. Best iron out for most of my stuff.
Mine stopped working after 3 uses. Now it instantly starts running at full temp even though it errors and says its not working. I must have been sent the only faulty one.
try a new tip since that is where the heat temp sensor is located. Also make sure all spring connections tp the tip inside the handle are working as designed.
Rob B thats the first thing i tried. No difference. I only really soldered a couple of wires and left it on the bench before trying it again. So no damage from being shaken around in a backpack or anything like that.
sooo when we get full review? not sure if mini/quick review is good idea, becouse thous are just wery shallow/trivial well quick is not so deeeeep as i was hoped :D any way it is good that you show what you get and say what good or bad it has so that is ok.
Quick question, regarding this, and other soldering irons. How long, maximum, could you keep the iron heated before it begin to affect the tip negatively? Sometimes, if I have to re-arrange my wires before soldering I turn the heat down while arranging the wires, before turning the heat back up in order to solder. The arranging of wires takes just a few seconds, but having bad / non-working tips is worse since tips are hard to get a hold of in my country. Thus, how long could I keep the iron at soldering temperaturs without it affecting the tip?
With this one, it goes idle when your not using it, senses with accelerometer if you pick it up, it heats up again. Takes about 8 sec to go from 20c to 300c. Had mine for 3 years and cannot see any wear on the tip.
you need a power supply, not a charger. amazon has XT60 plug style adapters if you have batteries you can use. they would need to be between 3s and 6s. you can also buy power supplies for them on amazon as well if you just want to be able to plug it in to the wall. my kit came with a power supply so thats what i use. i do plan on grabbing the XT60 power cable for using it in the field though.
Please compare it against a gas iron, 'cause I can't really see the upside of this thing in terms of portability against a gas unit or functionality v even a really cheap mains unit.
It heats up faster, temperature controlled, on the fly tip change, safer to use on densely packed boards since there is no hot gas jet spewing out, uses standard Hakko integrated tips. A large gas iron would be better on large connections like 14g wire.
I have owned 4 different butane irons and have never enjoyed using it. They get too hot, the exhaust on some expel into the direction of what I'm soldering, you can never remember if the irons are filled up . With the TS100, I don't even think about it, because I know I always have batteries on me, even spent ones can get a soldering job done.
'Open source' soldering iron? Is their a legitimate use case for open sourcing hardware like this? If I had to change its firmware, that is a strong indicator of a poor/incomplete product so why buy it?
There are some advantages; if it ever fails you have all the info to repair it . And different people have different preferences/ requirements so with this they can adapt it to fit them better, The low battery cut off for example is useful when you use it on battery but not needed if you only use it connected to a power supply . You can have the screen show your name so you know the one that is yours . so yes there are advantages.
Holy moly with mine didnt came any of this awesome things like box, tips or even an xt60 . I needet a soldering iron to make the cable for my soldering iron 😅
I'm surprised no manufacturer has taken advantage of the US pronunciation and named their product the "Soldermiser", if for no other reason than the free publicity they'd garner.
All cons aside, I think there isn't really an alternative, right? I mean, I know that I'm gonna have to get a portable soldering iron sooner or later and there isn't really that much stuff out there... I'm still watching your full review on it, though. ;) greetings to NZ from Germany^^
hakko makes one that runs off AA batteries. there are also some USB irons but they seem to be hit and miss on quality. some work ok and some are total crap.
if you hunt around you can find just the iron and a single tip for much less. or at least you use to be able to. when i bought mine it was the upgraded model and came with the iron, one tip, and the power supply for around $65 if i remember correctly.
I got mine for just under 100$ CAD. Came with one tip. bought some spares. Still under 120$ CAD. The best soldering iron for this price range, no matter how you pronounce it.
ive soldered several kits and the handle of mine has never gotten hot. come to think of it, i dont think its ever gotten warmer than just the normal heat from my hand transferring to the handle.
The Ralim firmware is fantastic. I have used it for about 2 months and the boost feature using the long press on button is magic. Sleep function is also very good: If you don't use it for a a few minutes (programmable) it reduces temp to 200 degrees (programmable). When you pick it up it is back up to 350 degrees in 5 seconds. Display can invert if you are left handed. Best soldering iron I have ever used -- I love it
Typically when a dumb tool is made intelligent, it will then automatically do things you don't want it to do while simultaneously falling short of its intended purpose.
Sponge? Seriously? Not only are they terrible in general but in the field you may not have water let alone distilled water. Why not just include one of those brass wire things. No water needed and works better! I still prefer my butane iron for field work because I don't even need a battery.
☣droid☣ I have the TS100 and a nice butane one as well, the TS100 is comparable to high end soldering irons while the butane is good but you don't really know the exact temperature you're soldering. Lipo batteries are super small. Just search here on UA-cam for TS100 reviews you'll see how many big channels are very impressed with this little OpenSource China soldering iron.
rayikaikin what if you run out of butane out in the field? Where will u find butane? At least battery you can recharge anywhere, its MUCH easier to find a power connection than find a place selling butane. Even the place selling butane will have a power connection available somewhere so no need for butane.
Who goes somewhere without water? I bring a few bottles with me wherever I go. And electricity is far more obiquitous than butane... That's not a great argument. Especially since, if you're going flying, you'll already have some batteries with you.
I use an old laptop power supply to power mine, works like a charm and eliminates the need for having a benchtop power supply.
I have a TS100 with the chisel tip, much smaller and lighter than the portable butane gas. Heats up very quickly with precision compared to high end expensive bench soldering irons. It only draws around 2.3A to heat up to 400 degrees Celsius with the bigger Chisel tip, if you're soldering larger gauge wires I would recommend getting the biggest soldering tip.
I do have a JBC $600 expensive professional soldering iron that I use on the bench, when I'm working away from the bench the TS100 is the one that I use.
Butane you never know exactly the temperature you're soldering, TS100 you know and it's micro-controlled.
Excited to watch the full review =]
You have ruined more than one thing with the exhausting hot gasses of a butane iron :-) Using it as a blowtorch only now, but this TS100 rocks.
I have used my TS100 for a year now and it really is a brilliant product. It heats up super fast and is fairly comfortable to hold.The tips are high quality.
I never leave home without this
Yeah I heard it should be awesome to carry in your pocket for friday nights out
Never know when you are going to have a chance to harvest wild capacitors, after all.
I got one recently and it’s super awesome, much cleaner setup for most hobbyists and super fast to heat up! Would like the tips to be a bit cheaper, but overall in love with it. Bought mine with the normal tip plus a 5 tip set which gives me everything I need, but now I’m jealous of the case!
Nathan Carey me too... I love my little TS100, nice packaging but no case, bought the chisel tip separately, waaaay better than the regular tip that comes with the standard iron
You can but just the box for $15.99 www.banggood.com/MINI-Portable-Aluminium-Storage-Box-154-x-147-x-36mm-for-TS100-Soldering-Iron-Station-p-1244513.html
John Reade legend!
Best Soldering iron for micros & fpv building in general. Once I own & used one. I never looked back! Fantastic product! 👍👍👍
Looking forward to the full review, as I have found this to be the best all around soldering iron for hobby use, ever.
Nice mini-review. Thanks!
And as for the full length review, recovery time and an indication of heat capacity would be nice. Cheers.
I have been using this soldering iron for the better part of a year now for everything. I got it for field repairs of my quads but the convenience of using it means it almost completely replaced my bench Hakko 936 clone. Now I use the bench soldering station only rarely when I want a small chisel tip (I hope they'll make one for the ts100). I've built several quads with this when it's powered for several hours at a time and never felt the handle get warm.
I just got one of these, very impressed with it after flashing the open source firmware. Also the handle doesn't get hot at all. Finally, the power cord for my 4 button chargers fits the plug fine and so I can easily power it from the bench. Besides, power supplies are pretty cheap. I got my TS100 for about AUD$65. Amazing little iron this.
I have one of these and it's great. The auto-power off is just the thing for a dummy like me who forgets to turn things off. I like the accelerometer sensor that means you just need to bump it to get it from idle to hot again. You can do XT90 if you're persistent, I did the connections for my electric bike with this.
Bruce,
The soldering iron you have didn't come with a power supply, but you can pick one up that will work with the ts100 for about $15 USD. Indeed, some of them come with a power supply for about $10 more than a base kit.
One more thing to add, I found that it has its own temperature regulation. I was soldering with it for about an hour straight the other day, and it started to drop the temperature down to 100c, presumably because the handset got too hot (it just felt kind of warm to me - it wasn't hard to hold or anything) so I don't think you'll have trouble with handset heat unless you take out the protections with a new firmware.
Lovely iron, but they missed the ball when it came to the case.
Who wants to remove their tip after every job. Design it so you can leave a tip in the iron when you put it in the case.
Also have a compartment where you can put a spare 1500 batt, some solder, tweezers, and maybe some heatshrink. That would make this a awesome self contained kit.
Hot tip and foam doesn't play along.
First time I’ve seen alloy case that’s good to start with👍🏽
I actually needed one of these this week, it time to make an order.
DroneRacer101 Thought you would have had one by now. Personally I solder absolutely fine with the conical tip, no problems whatsoever doing SMD and also rigged up my own XT60 to barrel connector, it soldered the XT60 no problem at all. You need this trust me
I followed the trend and i got one, i barely used it two times, i still prefer my cheap 70W solder irons from local DIY shops lol
But i probably don't have the right tips for the job on my TS100, will consider to grab some chisel tips and give it a try again...
Enjoy the rest of your week Bruce :)
I have 2 of these, and I use them more than my 2 hakkos. They are very lite, and do an excellent job. Great Review.
Wouldn't trade mine for the world.. Great iron.. Wished they had this complete set a few month ago when I got mine with two tips.
Wow that kit is beautiful. I already have a TS-100 and I LOVE it. Its actually my main soldering iron. Not only on location but on the bench as well. I use a laptop charger/power adapter with it.
But I don't have such a nice case with it, nor do I have all the tips. Just the pointy standard tip. I might buy this kit as well, lol
Willem you can get all the tips and case separately as well , also cheaper on EBay ( depending where you live ) than Banggood as well !
Love mine
Use it all the time. Heats up on no time.
Love mine and never leave home without it.
Works ok outdoors? I've used portables that can't stay warm in any kind of wind or colder weather.
The case is around 13 bucks on AliExpress. I was just lookin at the ts100 a couple of hours ago, what an uncanny coincidence that you're doing a review on it. Over here in Switzerland the savings are around 25 bucks if you buy the complete set instead of everything individually.
Oh, forgot the stand, that's roughly worth another 10 bucks. So the savings are around 35.
I have been looking for something like this to keep in the car.
Could you do a bit of a comparison of tips and going up to 6s, particularly for those thicker wires? I was using 4s for my first AWG12 quad wire tinning and probably my technique sucks and admittedly I was using thin solder wire but I had to do one side then swap to the other!
IIRC it technically doesn't support 6s as i think the voltage range is 22 volts and 6s is somewhere around 25 volts
It's rated for 24V so seeing as a fully charged 6S is only a bit over that it is probably fine. I also remember one of the youtube reviews looking at the board design and concluding from it that 24V is a conservative rating.
it most likely is a conservative rating, they usually are. but oi thought it was just worth pointing out. I know a number of people that run them of their 6S field batteries.
Only one thing id like to see, a laptop power suply - how to / need to know?
find a dell 19v power supply, cut the plug off and install a XT60 connector. then you can use the XT60 power cord on that or a lipo pack with a XT60 connector. that is as long as the pack is 3s-6s. might be 5s, i dont remember the max DC input right off the top of my head.
try making a heat shield to stop the 60° heat going to your hand, this can probably be made with styrofoam and some strong tape, although this might not be a pretty mod
These look like curie point tips, they work by blasting RF energy at the tip which either absorbs it or not depending on the temperature. Metcal held a patent on that technology for a long time but now that it has expired other curie point irons are starting to appear. They have very tight heat control (temp control is based on physics not electronics) but you have to change the tip to change the temp (temp is fixed for each tip). An alternative are induction tips which use a coil in the handset and high frequency AC to heat the tip and a probe that sits inside the end of the hollow tip provides temperature feedback to the controller. These have tighter temp control than thermal irons but not quite as good as the curie point irons.
I got a Xytronic LF3200 a while back (120W induction tip soldering station) and it's a night and day difference compared to my old Hakko FX888D on larger connectors. Relatively affordable too at around $140 but you cannot use Hakko tips with it.
Nope, fully electronic temperature control
Is the heater thermal or by induction?
Thermal - see ua-cam.com/video/M-EaxWU70xM/v-deo.html for a bit of discussion on hacking to use a JBC tip
Awesome review! One issue though. It is a soldering iron and even here in America it's pronounced with the "l" by anyone who actually pronounces words instead of speaking slang. Yes, I know that does not happen with anyone under 40 but I am 42 so there is that.
How about longevity? How long has anyone been using this on 4s? Typically what I see is a chisel tip on a cheap plug it in xt60 cable with no control and it works good for awhile and then it does not. Have had a few of the cheap ones and it's frustrating.
Jonathan Krum no control you're kidding aren't you , you've got more control than with anything else !
hey .can u help me?I want but.st100 soldering but I don't know I can services with this.mobil phone.what u.think ?this.soldering good work service mobilphone?
Are you planning on updating the firmware? I think it is worth it
Interesting review, as usual. At his actual price its cheeper to put another 100 eu to have a backup quad with you in the field :))
I prefer SoLd-er over saW-der even though I was raised saying it saW-der.
Hyprmtr Exactly. I remember trying to explain that to some guy named Bardwell. He didn't get it.
sodder is like solder, but it only works from behind
Bob Garrett but he ain't half as clever as he thinks he is , nowhere near in fact !
This is a really nice soldering iron
Great post
👍👍
I can't wait until mine arrives! My first soldering iron ever!^^ But dang it, I didn't think about getting the metal case packaged version. Oh, well.
Cavey Möth metal case and all accessories @aliexpress. I bought my base kit with one tip from Banggood, rest from Ali as was cheaper. Best iron out for most of my stuff.
Mine stopped working after 3 uses. Now it instantly starts running at full temp even though it errors and says its not working. I must have been sent the only faulty one.
try a new tip since that is where the heat temp sensor is located. Also make sure all spring connections tp the tip inside the handle are working as designed.
Rob B thats the first thing i tried. No difference. I only really soldered a couple of wires and left it on the bench before trying it again. So no damage from being shaken around in a backpack or anything like that.
sooo when we get full review? not sure if mini/quick review is good idea, becouse thous are just wery shallow/trivial well quick is not so deeeeep as i was hoped :D any way it is good that you show what you get and say what good or bad it has so that is ok.
Quick question, regarding this, and other soldering irons. How long, maximum, could you keep the iron heated before it begin to affect the tip negatively? Sometimes, if I have to re-arrange my wires before soldering I turn the heat down while arranging the wires, before turning the heat back up in order to solder. The arranging of wires takes just a few seconds, but having bad / non-working tips is worse since tips are hard to get a hold of in my country. Thus, how long could I keep the iron at soldering temperaturs without it affecting the tip?
With this one, it goes idle when your not using it, senses with accelerometer if you pick it up, it heats up again. Takes about 8 sec to go from 20c to 300c. Had mine for 3 years and cannot see any wear on the tip.
I wouldn't worry about 5 minutes or less idle at operating temperature.
I just ordered Ts100 mini what type of charger do I need for it
you need a power supply, not a charger. amazon has XT60 plug style adapters if you have batteries you can use. they would need to be between 3s and 6s. you can also buy power supplies for them on amazon as well if you just want to be able to plug it in to the wall. my kit came with a power supply so thats what i use. i do plan on grabbing the XT60 power cable for using it in the field though.
I need a case like that but smaller just to carry fully assembled iron. Was thinking of a Winnau darts case. Anyone got any other ideas?
Dan Williams checkout aliexpress. They have similar to what you describe, in wood.
I used a 19v laptop ps for mine, thin wire and easy to use! recommended! :)
Please compare it against a gas iron, 'cause I can't really see the upside of this thing in terms of portability against a gas unit or functionality v even a really cheap mains unit.
It heats up faster, temperature controlled, on the fly tip change, safer to use on densely packed boards since there is no hot gas jet spewing out, uses standard Hakko integrated tips. A large gas iron would be better on large connections like 14g wire.
I have owned 4 different butane irons and have never enjoyed using it. They get too hot, the exhaust on some expel into the direction of what I'm soldering, you can never remember if the irons are filled up . With the TS100, I don't even think about it, because I know I always have batteries on me, even spent ones can get a soldering job done.
my TS100 has replaced my 25w weller and my butane one has been downgraded to nothing more than a hot air source for shrinking heat shrink.
'Open source' soldering iron? Is their a legitimate use case for open sourcing hardware like this? If I had to change its firmware, that is a strong indicator of a poor/incomplete product so why buy it?
There are some advantages; if it ever fails you have all the info to repair it .
And different people have different preferences/ requirements so with this they can adapt it to fit them better,
The low battery cut off for example is useful when you use it on battery but not needed if you only use it connected to a power supply .
You can have the screen show your name so you know the one that is yours . so yes there are advantages.
Holy moly with mine didnt came any of this awesome things like box, tips or even an xt60 . I needet a soldering iron to make the cable for my soldering iron 😅
I'm surprised no manufacturer has taken advantage of the US pronunciation and named their product the "Soldermiser", if for no other reason than the free publicity they'd garner.
Excellent!
Americans don't say "solder", they say "sodder". Now say the word...
You mean how they mispronounce it ! Who'd buy a Sodomiser though ? 😂
Isn’t this more of an unboxing than a review? 😛
i use my ts100 ery day and love it
Dammit.. I ordered one to review :P not much use to do so now but yeah I agree.. works well & handy pandy in the field :)
All cons aside, I think there isn't really an alternative, right?
I mean, I know that I'm gonna have to get a portable soldering iron sooner or later and there isn't really that much stuff out there...
I'm still watching your full review on it, though. ;)
greetings to NZ from Germany^^
hakko makes one that runs off AA batteries. there are also some USB irons but they seem to be hit and miss on quality. some work ok and some are total crap.
mylt1z28 okay thanks, I might have another look around then.
Thanks!
LOVE my ts100, the oppen source software is supposed to be good, but i have no need to change it lol
Daytona FPV it's worth it. Gives you a higher max temp and a boost button
for what I use i don't have an issue with the stock 2.12
I have one and I like it.
Love these!!'
thumb up - great video,
great soldering iron
if building quad on flying field :))
for small fixing job way too expensive
$129 US Dollars! Not $200, but a sizable chunk of change for me.
if you hunt around you can find just the iron and a single tip for much less. or at least you use to be able to. when i bought mine it was the upgraded model and came with the iron, one tip, and the power supply for around $65 if i remember correctly.
Maybe if it wasn't $180 CAD. Costs a little to much for me. Still a great video!
I got mine for just under 100$ CAD. Came with one tip. bought some spares. Still under 120$ CAD. The best soldering iron for this price range, no matter how you pronounce it.
I don't like that the handle heats up with prolonged use...I stick with my bench Hakko.
I have been using mine for months now, and never found the main unit got hot.
ive soldered several kits and the handle of mine has never gotten hot. come to think of it, i dont think its ever gotten warmer than just the normal heat from my hand transferring to the handle.
And you can flash alternative firmware github.com/Ralim/ts100
The upgrade firmware is a good idea. Brings the max temperature to 450 C
The Ralim firmware is fantastic. I have used it for about 2 months and the boost feature using the long press on button is magic. Sleep function is also very good: If you don't use it for a a few minutes (programmable) it reduces temp to 200 degrees (programmable). When you pick it up it is back up to 350 degrees in 5 seconds. Display can invert if you are left handed. Best soldering iron I have ever used -- I love it
well yeah quick review idea is just be a scrats of surface :D so this is good :)
Cool!
But wait, there's more! =)
Sold like when you sell something not saw like what you use to cut a tree!
Soldering not sawdering. Thumbs up for that :)
Typically when a dumb tool is made intelligent, it will then automatically do things you don't want it to do while simultaneously falling short of its intended purpose.
so weller, hakko, and pretty much every other soldering station maker are doing it wrong?
Sponge? Seriously? Not only are they terrible in general but in the field you may not have water let alone distilled water. Why not just include one of those brass wire things. No water needed and works better!
I still prefer my butane iron for field work because I don't even need a battery.
☣droid☣ I have the TS100 and a nice butane one as well, the TS100 is comparable to high end soldering irons while the butane is good but you don't really know the exact temperature you're soldering. Lipo batteries are super small. Just search here on UA-cam for TS100 reviews you'll see how many big channels are very impressed with this little OpenSource China soldering iron.
You need butane and you can't recharge that out in the field if you ran out
rayikaikin what if you run out of butane out in the field? Where will u find butane? At least battery you can recharge anywhere, its MUCH easier to find a power connection than find a place selling butane. Even the place selling butane will have a power connection available somewhere so no need for butane.
Destilled water? Why? Never used it
Who goes somewhere without water? I bring a few bottles with me wherever I go.
And electricity is far more obiquitous than butane... That's not a great argument. Especially since, if you're going flying, you'll already have some batteries with you.
I like mine cxg e90w 😂
Cheap and pretty high quality ☺
But it is not portable
Intelligent soldering? You obviously haven't seen mine!!!!!!!
It doesn't say intelligent operator on the box though !
Two soldering pastes. One says Solder the other sodder. Both made in the USA lol
Garth Algar one is used as lube for sodomy !
Yes why do the Yanks call it SODERING , if they sold anything do they say it’s SOD . Pity I’m hopeless at sold-er-ing as looks good bit of kit :-)
i've been using the proper term all my life. of course i was into electronics and how they worked and how to repair them all that time as well.
A con if you aint got any batteries...yeah,but then you aint in the rc hobby either :P
you can buy a ac power supply for these off amazon or make your own using a laptop power supply.
Many options out there :) A quick walk around the local recycling center for electronics can get you one for free to ;)
for 129$ i´m out. í´m more the 4€ usb soldering iron type of guy.
Dude you need to back off on the coffee.
my guess it's it's more a toy then a tool. But then again look at the first battery powered drills,
mine has replaced my 25w weller. so not sure why you think its more of a toy.