Those tips are c245 style, the tips JBC stations use. If you look at the jbc stations, they have a notch on them that you can remove the hot tip without ever touching the tip., Tip changes using the right tools is a second or two... and you can find after market stands that have that same notched rest that fits behind the heat break on the tips.
Great review of a useful tool. Sequre has quite a few soldering irons to choose from. Very reasonable price. I have 2 ts100 irons, so far been working great. If i were shopping for a new portable iron, this looks like a good option. 👍😎
Way superior tips if you are using 2 ohm tips or original jbc tips. They are more expensive but the soldering iron itself is not that much. And i never liked the ironos firmware, it looks a bit overengineered and less informative. Sometimes less is more, i would rather buy an original ts101 or sequre si012. Open sourced or not, it's barely a concern for a _soldering iron_
Please do not waste your money. I have tried 5-five known good PPS/PD/QC power bricks, several over 100 watts and even a 240 watt one, plus many verified cables. The S99 iron will not go over 10 watts. I even purchased the lower resistance tips. I suspect that the company missed the mark on the PD emarker chip to properly negotiate the voltage for this soldering iron. I have a USB PD power meter as well as the indicator on the iron itself to verify power levels. It's too bad as I love the form factor of this iron, the weight and hand feel are perfect, but the power is way too low. If all you ever solder is 22 gauge wire, then this iron might work. If you can track down the manual or the website you'll see it mentions how the power level might not be negotiated properly and advises to change some settings. I changed settings for over an hour, no luck. Actually certain combinations of power settings cause the iron to reboot. As a last resort I tried a genuine Dell 65 watt USB C laptop charger, and still iron only at 10 watts, even after trying every combination of power settings and many USB 3.2 verified cables
Hi Richard, I‘m no Solder expert, but I really love the packaging and form factor of the Iron, matter of fact I‘m not comfortable about soldering at all, but the love for FPV drones makes me want to be great at soldering, so I think 22 guage wires would be all I‘d be working on, I do have another soldering iron as well, but it just doesn’t feel too comfortable and I get shaky hands, so I‘d love to see if this helps, also if you have any tips on the shaky hands thing, please help me out.
I have several PD irons and they have all given me issues with power supplies. My theory is that some power supplies are very particular about power spikes or noise or something, and these irons all create that the way they work. So the power supplies reset on me all the time. Once I used an XT60->USB-C cable all my problems went away and these irons run great.
Thanks for review. I am considering buying this model and there is not much info online, except official. So, any real use experience is helpful. Shopping options are just iron and tip which is reasonable price and whole kit which is not that reasonable, especially as kit contains some stuff that are not necessary needed. Other than iron and tip I would only need that adapter cable for battery use but that combination is not sale option. I wonder if that cable can be made by cutting of one side of ordinary USB-C cable and just mount battery connector to power wires, or it needs to be special cable? Anyone tried that?
It's only been released a few months ago but there are plenty of reviews. Though it's not that hyped as TS100/101. Check out reviews for Sequre S60, it's the same soldering iron but for C210 tips with less power for micro soldering. And why would you cut a working cable? You can buy any female type-c(i recommend 2pin type-c) and make an adapter with xt30/60 connectors. Both S60 and S99 works perfectly from a DC power source including batteries. Just make sure that you don't messed up the polarity and your power source is sufficent(21V, up to 8-9A peaks for full power with 2 ohm tips and 12V, 5-6A for S60P. Less powerful sources can be used if they support pps protocol)
Nice review. I like my TS100, but it seems to struggle on bigger joints. Things like battery leads and esc's have been problematic even if I cranked it up to 400C. Will this iron put out more heat than the TS100..or am I just using the wrong iron type 🤷
The S99 can do up to 500C. Actually, I thought you could use boost on the TS100 to get to 450C, but you might have needed the alternative firmware. You do want a tip with a pretty large flat section to get the heat running through though. Big joints on that little tip I used on the FC wouldn't work
A sponsored review would involve someone paying for the review - this didn't happen. The reviews are my own opinions - the Sequre irons i think are really good, and I use one every time I do any soldering work. Go through the channel and watch and you'll also find reviews of stuff I didn't like
I did a video about it here ua-cam.com/video/CTY-p-N2Q88/v-deo.html There are a bunch on the market, and none of them are particularly expensive. I find having a bright light on the goggles does really help my see clearer
Those tips are c245 style, the tips JBC stations use. If you look at the jbc stations, they have a notch on them that you can remove the hot tip without ever touching the tip., Tip changes using the right tools is a second or two... and you can find after market stands that have that same notched rest that fits behind the heat break on the tips.
Great review of a useful tool. Sequre has quite a few soldering irons to choose from. Very reasonable price. I have 2 ts100 irons, so far been working great. If i were shopping for a new portable iron, this looks like a good option. 👍😎
If they aint broke, then there's no need to replace them. I was very upset when my TS100 deciding to fail on me
Fantastic review, Wayne! Really nice soldering iron! 😃
Sequre makes some really neat stuff!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Cheers MC :)
great review i will never use lead free solder the best addition is find leaded solder for less heat needed on tiny flight boards
Pinecil. Open source iron. 40ish bucks. Takes USBC, Barrel jack, and 2-6s DC voltage. no need to look anywhere else! Solid review, none the less.
Yea but Secure uses superior tips.
Way superior tips if you are using 2 ohm tips or original jbc tips. They are more expensive but the soldering iron itself is not that much. And i never liked the ironos firmware, it looks a bit overengineered and less informative. Sometimes less is more, i would rather buy an original ts101 or sequre si012. Open sourced or not, it's barely a concern for a _soldering iron_
Nice vid - but you can easily repair/replace the display of the TS100! 😉
How old are you? I'm 45 and I could never in heck do it. 😬
@@MCsCreations much much older… 🤫
Me neither
Please do not waste your money. I have tried 5-five known good PPS/PD/QC power bricks, several over 100 watts and even a 240 watt one, plus many verified cables. The S99 iron will not go over 10 watts. I even purchased the lower resistance tips. I suspect that the company missed the mark on the PD emarker chip to properly negotiate the voltage for this soldering iron. I have a USB PD power meter as well as the indicator on the iron itself to verify power levels. It's too bad as I love the form factor of this iron, the weight and hand feel are perfect, but the power is way too low. If all you ever solder is 22 gauge wire, then this iron might work. If you can track down the manual or the website you'll see it mentions how the power level might not be negotiated properly and advises to change some settings. I changed settings for over an hour, no luck. Actually certain combinations of power settings cause the iron to reboot. As a last resort I tried a genuine Dell 65 watt USB C laptop charger, and still iron only at 10 watts, even after trying every combination of power settings and many USB 3.2 verified cables
Hi Richard, I‘m no Solder expert, but I really love the packaging and form factor of the Iron, matter of fact I‘m not comfortable about soldering at all, but the love for FPV drones makes me want to be great at soldering, so I think 22 guage wires would be all I‘d be working on, I do have another soldering iron as well, but it just doesn’t feel too comfortable and I get shaky hands, so I‘d love to see if this helps, also if you have any tips on the shaky hands thing, please help me out.
@@khay2210 thanks, I'm working with sequre to try and remedy this situation as I too really love the form factor and size and weight.
I have several PD irons and they have all given me issues with power supplies. My theory is that some power supplies are very particular about power spikes or noise or something, and these irons all create that the way they work. So the power supplies reset on me all the time. Once I used an XT60->USB-C cable all my problems went away and these irons run great.
@@swissfreek Thanks, so technically I could just run it off of a Li-Po Charger or a Li-Po battery?
I‘m not sure which one works
@@swissfreek thanks can you link the adapter? I'm looking to run at least 60 watts for certain connectors
Just bought the TS101....seems to work okay. Came with no DC cable, very weird....🤔😳😏🇬🇧
Same sort of thing in the various packages with the 101 isn't it. The most basic one just has the iron and a tip... supply your own USB/XT60 adapter?
@@CurryKitten Yes, there's a limit to what a USB can supply, but I got that cable with it. Seems backwards to me, but hey ho....😳😳
Thanks for review. I am considering buying this model and there is not much info online, except official. So, any real use experience is helpful.
Shopping options are just iron and tip which is reasonable price and whole kit which is not that reasonable, especially as kit contains some stuff that are not necessary needed. Other than iron and tip I would only need that adapter cable for battery use but that combination is not sale option.
I wonder if that cable can be made by cutting of one side of ordinary USB-C cable and just mount battery connector to power wires, or it needs to be special cable? Anyone tried that?
It's only been released a few months ago but there are plenty of reviews. Though it's not that hyped as TS100/101. Check out reviews for Sequre S60, it's the same soldering iron but for C210 tips with less power for micro soldering.
And why would you cut a working cable? You can buy any female type-c(i recommend 2pin type-c) and make an adapter with xt30/60 connectors. Both S60 and S99 works perfectly from a DC power source including batteries. Just make sure that you don't messed up the polarity and your power source is sufficent(21V, up to 8-9A peaks for full power with 2 ohm tips and 12V, 5-6A for S60P. Less powerful sources can be used if they support pps protocol)
Does it display c and f degrees
Sorry for the delay - I did some soldering yesterday, so just checked the menu and yes you can switch between f and c
Nice review. I like my TS100, but it seems to struggle on bigger joints. Things like battery leads and esc's have been problematic even if I cranked it up to 400C. Will this iron put out more heat than the TS100..or am I just using the wrong iron type 🤷
The S99 can do up to 500C. Actually, I thought you could use boost on the TS100 to get to 450C, but you might have needed the alternative firmware. You do want a tip with a pretty large flat section to get the heat running through though. Big joints on that little tip I used on the FC wouldn't work
@CurryKitten I have yet to try a new firmware. You may have the answer there, many thanks. I will give the S99 a go if I brick it :)
I hate sponsored reviews, it’s not a review it’s an ad
A sponsored review would involve someone paying for the review - this didn't happen. The reviews are my own opinions - the Sequre irons i think are really good, and I use one every time I do any soldering work. Go through the channel and watch and you'll also find reviews of stuff I didn't like
Hi, I also don't have the best sight. What's the make of magnifying add you're using, please
I did a video about it here ua-cam.com/video/CTY-p-N2Q88/v-deo.html There are a bunch on the market, and none of them are particularly expensive. I find having a bright light on the goggles does really help my see clearer
Thanks for that@@CurryKitten
That XT60 to USB-C adapter looks like a crime against humanity.😤
Was a bit weird to look at... less USB, more weird power adapter
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