![]() ![]() The tip temperature is very steady and well controlled, so it doesn't cool off if you work on a large blob of solder on something, however it also is able to handle working on some rather tiny components that are more sensitive and could be damaged if it were excessive. I find that the thin shape and short tip makes it feel kind of like I'm using a pen and I can reach points on a board that are harder to reach and with more accuracy than I could do using a normal soldering iron. It's thinner and smaller than most irons so really amazing for fine work with the B02 tip, but still perfectly capable of handling larger joints and such as well. Now, those annoyances aside, the soldering iron itself is just amazing. ![]() That also means this doesn't even work with all QC 3.0 devices. It doesn't support PD (it doesn't even have the USB pins to do it, so this isn't something a custom firmware can do) and can't heat at 5V (even if you can find a 3+A power source.) QC 3.0 isn't really much of a proper standard, so support and quality varies wildly among chargers and power banks. The final part of knocking off that fifth star is the fact that it is QC 3.0 _ONLY_. I worry very much that it will die and damage my TS80 as it does so, so I went ahead and bought another charger (one which is much higher quality and able to handle more power running through it, but which doesn't work with the custom firmware at all sadly.) That means spending the extra for the one with the charger included was wasted and right now I can't use the much nicer custom firmware. It gets quite hot and some component apparently gets hot enough to let out an unpleasant smell. The stock adapter that came with mine (white plastic casing with blue Qualcomm 3.0 Quick Charge logo on it model CY-QC30) seems to be dangerously close to its limits when actually being used. One of the biggest reasons I knocked off a whole star though isn't that, but is the charging adapter that comes with it and just how terribly picky it is for actual power sources. Firmware-wise they are extremely similar devices, so it's pretty much one codebase I guess.) Here is the link for those who might be interested: (Even though it says TS100 it also has the TS80 there. It has a few issues including a significant voltage oscillation during heating at this particular time and inability to work with some chargers that work just fine with the stock firmware, but the actual interface is significantly better in quite possibly every way, including a super convenient "boost" mode that raises the tip temperature just while you hold it down (very handy for those really picky joints.) Once it's ready the custom firmware it will be amazing and everything the stock firmware really should be. The custom firmware on Github is actually pretty amazing, but IMO isn't quite ready yet. Changing functions requires you to hold the opposite button you'd expect for a few moments instead of just pushing the other button (which just goes back.) Some things like when you turn off heating mode can be a bit confusing. The stock firmware is also a bit clunky in actual operation. Not a problem for right-handed users obviously, but terribly annoying. For starters, in left-handed mode it doesn't actually switch the buttons despite what it shows on the display so you have to push the opposite. ![]() ? Reprogrammable? Connectting to the computer, you can reset your own temperature rising curves and custom functions.I guess the only bad thing I'd say about this is the stock firmware is kind of awful in a lot of ways. Its convenient for both home repairing and filed repairing. ? External power supply? DC5525 power port is compatible with DC 12-24V AC adapter/power bank/car power. And it also has sleep mode and automatic over-heating warning. ? Smart & Safe? It has dual-temperature sensors and accelerated sensors with STM32 chip. The temperature is displayed on OLED screen, which can be accurately and easily adjusted from 212☏ to 752☏ (100☌ to 400☌) ? Fast Heating? This portable soldering iron heats up in seconds. UY CHAN Upgraded Original TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Pocket-size Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron Station Kit DC 5525 Embedded Interface Acceleration Sensors STM32 Chip (with B2 Tip + BC2 Tip) ![]()
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