I think it would be smarter if the UI was on the pen and the base was just for charging. Then you wouldn't need bluetooth, and you could also use the pen alone for about 5 minutes completely without access to power, like a gas pen.
This might just be what i’ll replace my ts100 with. I’ve had some terrible experiences with battery powered soldering irons, but this thing seems decently made. Thanks for the teardown :D
Miniware makes fantastic electronica, with great customer service, i have the TS100, and it broke after a year, so had no warranty, but was not a problem for Miniware, they asked for the invoice, and they send me a new one, and got it within a week, all the way from China to EU. Yeah would recommend everyone Miniware electronics if you solder and do more.
Thanks for the review, looks quite nice! I don't think it will replace my Hakko, but I can see it being useful in some situations where a cord would be in the way (i.e. soldering something deep up under the dash of a car)
Too big for me, i'm a weller micro pencil user myself. best soldering iron i''ve ever used. And mine is only half weller, i had to build the controller myself.
I don't fully understand your comment. Is it wrong to show a tool that is actually cool? Yes I got it for free and the video is a commercial. But I didn't say anything that is not true. And if I would find a problem, I would clearly communicate it. I can't see an integrity problem in any way.
What is this for? If your space station compute core gets holed by a micrometeorite and you need to do an EVA to make emergency repair at component level?
Yeah for example... Or if you have to solder something in your car or motorbike. I used a gas powered soldering iron for that but electric is much better.
