[chbot] Need to obtain portable soldering iron

[Paul Davey]

Hi Andrew,

I do have a Pinecil and have found it quite useful from the limited
use I have had of it, I would suggest getting alternate tips as the
conical one it comes with is not an ideal soldering shape.  It takes
the same tips as the TS-100 but has support for USB-PD as a power
source which somewhat increases useful power sources over the TS-100
(though a board that requests 20 or 15 volts over USB-PD and outputs
it to a barrel jack can be used with the TS-100 if need be).

I would be very wary of buying one from AliExpress though since
counterfeits are apparently common currently and unhelpfully they bear
identical markings to the genuine product so are not easily
identifiable as clones
https://www.pine64.org/2022/02/15/february-update-chat-with-the-machine/

Regards,
Paul

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 11:16 AM Charles Manning <cdhmanning at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I do not have a Pinecil, but it looks like a good option.
> https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/
> Lots of sources on Aliexpress etc too.
> This is very similar to the TS100, but has improved power options.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 10:11 AM Andrew Sands <andrew at theatrix.org.nz> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm in need of a replacement for my portable butane soldering iron and wanted to gauge what is in use out in the wild.
>>
>> As there is my intention to use this in my day job were I might be in a clients laboratory, I'm interested in anyone whom might be using a TS80 or TS100?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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