Josh, since you were wondering why someone might want to go really, really low temp on a soldering iron, one case would be to install metal threaded heat-set inserts in plastic holes, such as with a 3D printed part. You just shove them in with the tip of your iron, or a specialty shaped tip if you want to get really fancy.
@@backgammonbacon that’s just not true, it depends on the printing temperature of the material, generally you need to set your soldering iron to the printing temp or just above. PLA works fine at 200 C.
Tried building the JB Xilo kit. Was a failure. I gave up. Then I bought the pinecil. 9 builds later and still fully recommend it. I power from a 3s and 4s and my Nintendo switch 65w power brick. So even on the field I get quick repairs.
Love how it detects handedness. I find myself soldering with either hand depending on what gets me the best angle. Not having to look at an upside-down display in either hand is a big plus.
I bought the Pine 64 after seeing this video. Wow! So fast to heat up, sleep mode, very powerful, lots of info on the screen. Mine is listed as 24v, so maybe a new model? It heats up connectors fast making soldering much easier. I have been soldering for years, but never so easily. Thanks for this review!
I was terrible at soldering even after watching tons of videos. Didn’t get it until I watched yours. Kester solder and flux was key in what was missing from my skills at beginner. Thanks for the field kit tip. I was just looking at this for this coming summer!
My TS100 cost £30 from Banggood sale and is still going strong after 2 years. Seconds after I received and tried it I was back on Banggood to order another one in the same sale, so now I have a great iron and a great backup iron :)
100% Agree JB. I prefer my TS100 in my daily solder, over a Magnum solder station any day 👍👍 had to replace DC barrel with a straight solder into the TS100 to fix the lose connection. Looking forward to that USB C.
All wires eventually will fray and break. ALL! When I made a custom power cords for my TS100s, I built 2 extra of them, and put in my soldering supplies box for when the in use ones eventually die.
OMG! 2 days ago I was wathcing your old soldering iron veido and I said to myself, I hope Bardwell make a new video about the subject, so we know what to buy now, Thanks a lot!
I had the same problem with my TS100's barrel plug glitching on me. So I unsoldered the barrel plug and replaced it with a XT30 and used some epoxy to keep it in place. Fits perfectly and I just keep a XT30 to XT60 converter with my kit
All my fellow geeks recommend this thing, so I got one for my home hobby drawer. Holy cow is it awesome. Very easy to wield, heats quickly with my laptop charger, the auto standby mode works very well, and it hardly takes up any space. I like it better than the monster irons we use at work!
Got one of these on their restock a few weeks ago. Best soldering iron i’ve ever used. (it’s actually my first and only soldering iron i’ve ever used).
So... it's pretty much identical to a TS100 with the Ralim firmware, minus the USB-C port and price. If anyone is looking for all the menu options and features this thing has, you can simply flash your current TS100 (or clone) with the Ralim firmware without having to buy a new iron.
It is cheaper, better and more capable. It also runs on RISK-V architecture so you can hook up a break board to it and use it as an Arduino if you want.
this was the ne was originaly looing at but got the ts80 as i could get it quckly in uk. still very happy with the ts80. these soldering irons are fantastic. used to use a gas soldering iron that cost same price. these are better. consistant temp, easy to use and smaller. i use it for my work aswell (live sound, soldering cabling for speakers, xlr cables, crossovers etc). it even managed soldering xt60 cables and connectors.
I can explain why it can't take more than 21v: there is a power delivery controller chip inside, and it has functionality of measuring the voltage. And on that pin it can't take more than 21v. But actually, Pinecil doesn't use this function, and if you just cut that pin - there will be nothing limiting you to 21v. (Oh well, actually there will be, there is a zenner diode, that on the schematics has a voltage limit of 21v, but at least on my unit it actually has a limit of 24v, so you need to check it too). There is one trace on the PCB that you need to cut, and it will give you much safer 24v limit
I love getting tool recommendations from people, it seems like trying to find quality tools on any website is absolute brain rot if you don't have a specific brand in mind. Cheap crap is pushed so hard on you if you don't know what to look for.
I am not aware of the problem with the barrel plug from the ts100, but that seems solveable. 60-80 W is pretty much the minimum I would go for an iron. This one beeing limited to
EDIT: I am wrong. The Pinecil cannot be used on 6S without damaging it. TS100 is also limited to 21V but everybody uses 6s and seems fine. I assume this is the same. TS100 typically limited to 65 watts. This is 60. Basically the same. TS100 2x the price.
@@JoshuaBardwell Actually the TS100 will safely do 24VDC, and I run mine off of 24VDC power supplies all the time. My bench has a 24VDC LED lighting system, and I use the same power supply it uses to power my soldering irons. It's internal power MOSFET is what sets the voltage limit. The power supply they provide with it is ultra cheap because it was used for low cost laptops, before they were all forced over to USB-C PD power supplies. So huge numbers of them were surplus. There isn't much difference in performance between their cheap power supply and a 24 VDC one. Heatup is so fast it isn't an issue. I'll solder a bunch of joints, then long press to turn it off. When I solder next, I'll just pick it up and long press for starting heating. It's always up to temp in less than 30 seconds. I do PCB joints like for flight controller wires at around 300C. The large pads for ESC to battery connector need more heat, so I'd hit the boost button. From experience I'd expect 400C boost would be fine. In a few days I'll be soldering my first ESC and flight controller. The big wires and PCB traces soak up lots of heat fast. Unless you have a high power fast response temperature controlled soldering station like the Hakko FS-951, you have to rely on higher temps to have the needed heat in the tip. The TS100 is powerful enough for larger circuit traces and light ground planes, but not the heavy wires and ground planes. 10AWG is what I'd say is the max for a single TS100. Oh, I always ground my TS100 tips to earth ground. Otherwise the capacitively bounce with the power supply's poor isolation. My bench supply is medical grade, so doesn't have this issue, but many brick ones have trace AC voltages. This is because they leave off filtering capacitors needed to keep them centered at earth ground. If you are using a battery bank, this is a non issue.
@@JoshuaBardwell Yeah, for 6S LiPO or LiHV drone flight battery types it won't work. However for the lower cell voltage LiFePO4 cells it is right there at the borderline for terminal charge voltage on a 6S pack. Right after a full charge it will be a bit over 24 VDC. In use a 6S LiFe pack will mostly run in the 19 to 21 volt range.
@@JoshuaBardwell Sure, thank you, btw the Omnifixo is amazing, I was lucky enough to still get one ;) Regarding the irons, I guess the very most of pilots use 4S and 6S, I only have a 5S if a 6S died I am using a TS100 from a 6S field LiPo With this a mobile TS100 has it's +60W But a Pencil run from 4S is pretty much capped at 48W I think it is good enough, but there are many tasks that require more power, so keep that in mind
Hello good afternoon, well first of all thank you very much for your videos, I just started in the fpv world and they are helping me a lot, I am watching this video that is to learn to weld and I wanted to ask you if you have another video that is on the contrary... to desolder... thank you very much
Nice price for sure. I'm quite happy with my TS-100, it has better performance than my expensive soldering station and is super lightweight. I really miss those small soldering irons to come with a small buffer battery built in. The cable sucks in general.
I have a TS-80 and I love it! How many tips do you need? One, it works for everything from xt60 to tiny pads i can barely see! While I rarely if ever use the portable functionality of the ts80 I love the small compact form factor of the iron for my small bench. Another reason I like the ts80 is the usbC. Barrel connectors suck. Guess the barrel connector could be replaced w an XT 60 if it's a problem. The Pinecill looks like a nice option! Wonder if these features are available in a firmware update for the ts80?
I thought the main pro of the TS80 was the metal construction and more comfortable to hold? Does it hit 450c temps with USBC? Not even sure you need it that hot. I have the TS80 in my "soon to buy" list simply because I wanted the more durable construction and USBC.
This looks like a great piece of kit at the price and I am considering buying it, but there were a few posts on the Pine forums from people claiming theirs overheated and stopped working/issues with the screen getting hot, which kind of put me off (until I watched this vid, which has got me keen again!) .
My phone came with a 65W charger, would more than fully power this which would be cool. Last phont came with a 35w charger too which looks like it'll be plenty enough for this since it was only pulling 40w from your battery. The 10W usb charger must be like 10 years old, unless it's an Apple one maybe who are known to ship their phones with very slow chargers and now dont ship with chargers at all. I'd be tempted to buy this if I didn't have a very fancy one from work which i've never actually used for work.
Hey, thanks for the very informative video! Just a question though. If a guy just needs to solder occasionally, what would be a good basic no frills PD power supply ? Something rated 50-60W be good enough?
also firmware used seems to be the very same as the updated software on the ts100 witch is awesome basically is the same product but some extra updates ..nice
I didn't get a power cord with my TS100's because I made my own, one end has the barrel plug for the TS100 and connected via silicon wire to the other end is a TPU 3D print holding an XT60 socket and a barrel socket, plus a 3-digit LED voltmeter so when powered from a battery pack I can easily see its voltage without needing to look at the iron's tiny display.
@@licensetodrive9930 I just ordered the 5.5x2.5mm barrel plugs to make my own power plug. Mine came with a laptop charger. That failed. I ordered a plug with an xt60 plug. That failed. Now I'll make my own like I had to do with the 18650 Fatshark goggle battery pack. I like to power mine from my ISDT charger. Batteries in the field if I ever need to but luckily I have not needed to solder in the field yet.
@@JoshuaBardwell I'm making my own power cord this weekend and I did also just order this soldering iron from your link. So I'll keep one at home on my workbench and one in my FPV bag.
@@CarbonGlassMan Power cables for something like a soldering iron benefit so much from using very flexible silicon wire, I used some ordinary Turnigy silicon wire (twisted) for my TS100's power adapter lead. When I have the 12v PSU plugged straight into the iron I can definitely feel that wire isn't as flexible as silicon. The best & longest lasting USB cable I have is one of those retractable ones, but the retraction device fell apart so it's just a thin but very flexible cable now, I've had years of use out of it and I expect many years more.
I found an item called "PD23.0 to 5525DC male DC 5.5*2.5PD/QC4 decoy trigger transfer charging cable PDC003" (20v, but not sure about the amps) on aliexpress. Is this what you mean? If I get a cable that is 20v but 5A with pd trigger, won't that fry the soldering iron as its limit is 65W?
I bought two "PD2.0 3.0 to DC 5.5*2.5 Decoy trigger Adapter cable TYPE-C PD Decoy line QC4 charging notebook 18.5-20V charger" from aliexpress and am now hoping they are the right thing! A photo on one of the reviews showed them labelled as 65W and 18.5-20v, so I'm hoping this means 20v at 3.25A and that the 'decoy/trigger' part means this will actually work on my ts100 irons.
TS-100 has the absolute perfect ergonomics for me, this one seems just a touch chonkier 🤔 Menus and features aren't a feature of this iron, it's IronOS, which you can flash to TS-100 (though I mainly use it for the custom boot up logo 😃)
The firmware is basically the Ralim custom version for the ts100. So with the exception of the connector and built in stand, you can upgrade any ts100 to this. Great price though!
Get an adapter from 5,5x2,1mm female to 5,5x2,5mm male so you can use the cable from your DJI FPV goggle. That saves some space in your bag, cuz you dont need to carry another cable
Def getting one of these if my TS100 bites the dust, but I'm already running the Ralim firmware and every QC/PD supply I have is capped at 20W, so really the only useful thing the Pinecil does for me is remind me that IronOS has probably been updated since I installed it. 😅
A risc-v SoC seems very unnecessary. We get all of the software features by flashing the ts100 with Ralim IronOS.
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If you use over 21v you will burn a component that will prevent installing firmware updates. The casing says it's rated to 24v which is a missprint. This is a very important PSA. It will work perfectly fine with a 6s but you will forever be stuck on your current firmware.
Excuse my ignorance, but I have an Asus gaming laptop power brick that outputs 19.5v | 7.7 amps | 150 watts... Would this destroy the Pinecil? Or would it just safely take only the power that it needs? Also, the power brick's barrel plug is 2.5mm x 5.5mm - seems that's what DC5525 means? Thanks for your excellent video review!
Use any of these on a regular basis and you find out tips go bad and they're expensive to replace, but the really fun thing is when the dual MOSFET goes bad, the display freaks out and the tip gets red hot. Common problem with these things. No more bling, back to my Weller
You should look at the sequre si012 also it will let us use the short tips like the ts100 but can also use the hakko t12 tips also so you can get larger tips for doing heavy wires also.
I would think for 90% of us, the big bulky soldering station I have on my desk is all we will need. Soldering while at the park is nothing I’ve ever even contemplated.
yeah im not dragging my soldering station off my workdesk to fix something in my vehicle or take to a friends place to fix something, its also nice for quick repairs around the house so i dont have to take it to my workdesk
The Sequire SIO12 is even better than the Pinecil. It can use standard Hakko T12/T15 tips as well as the TS tips. Knockoff T12/15 tips can be had for less than $5 each. Also has the barrel plug and USB-C power.
Is ts100 not rated for 6s ? I always soldier on a fresh charged 6s and thought it was 6s capable, I’ll have to read the input voltage on mine to make sure I’m not frying it.
Lefties unite!!!! I will definitely be looking at getting this for my travel iron. I absolutely love the adjustable little iron kit I got for home from Amazon for like $25
I got to where I didn't like to build, I finally bought the ts100, and realized my bulky iron was the reason. Ts 100, or secure irons are amazing, and now a cheaper one👍
No 6S is a deal breaker...ts100 heats to 400 in less than 10 secs...i need the iron to run off my flight packs. Can you test if pinecil can actually habdle 6S?
Josh, since you were wondering why someone might want to go really, really low temp on a soldering iron, one case would be to install metal threaded heat-set inserts in plastic holes, such as with a 3D printed part. You just shove them in with the tip of your iron, or a specialty shaped tip if you want to get really fancy.
You still need to get to 300+ for this.
@@backgammonbacon that’s just not true, it depends on the printing temperature of the material, generally you need to set your soldering iron to the printing temp or just above. PLA works fine at 200 C.
Remove 3D printed supports? Melt plastic? Remove glue (in some cases)? Cheap to implement and nice to have
That's crazy, I just ordered one of these last night and was gonna send you a link to get your opinions 🤣
Tried building the JB Xilo kit. Was a failure. I gave up. Then I bought the pinecil. 9 builds later and still fully recommend it. I power from a 3s and 4s and my Nintendo switch 65w power brick. So even on the field I get quick repairs.
Love how it detects handedness. I find myself soldering with either hand depending on what gets me the best angle. Not having to look at an upside-down display in either hand is a big plus.
Hmm mine def doesnt to that i have to fiddle around in the menus to manually choose direction of the screen...
I bought the Pine 64 after seeing this video. Wow! So fast to heat up, sleep mode, very powerful, lots of info on the screen. Mine is listed as 24v, so maybe a new model? It heats up connectors fast making soldering much easier. I have been soldering for years, but never so easily. Thanks for this review!
Yeah, they "silently" released v2, which has shorter tips and is much more powerful
I was terrible at soldering even after watching tons of videos. Didn’t get it until I watched yours. Kester solder and flux was key in what was missing from my skills at beginner. Thanks for the field kit tip. I was just looking at this for this coming summer!
and that portable multimeter is awesome too.
My TS100 cost £30 from Banggood sale and is still going strong after 2 years. Seconds after I received and tried it I was back on Banggood to order another one in the same sale, so now I have a great iron and a great backup iron :)
Banggood doesn't sell it anymore
Picked up the V2 of this today and it's a little beast of an iron. I love it. Have a feeling the Weller desktop will start to gather dust now.
100% Agree JB.
I prefer my TS100 in my daily solder, over a Magnum solder station any day 👍👍 had to replace DC barrel with a straight solder into the TS100 to fix the lose connection. Looking forward to that USB C.
All wires eventually will fray and break. ALL! When I made a custom power cords for my TS100s, I built 2 extra of them, and put in my soldering supplies box for when the in use ones eventually die.
No wonder you are so smart and can teach us all something.....your left handed.
Left handed high five my lefty brother 😝😜
OMG! 2 days ago I was wathcing your old soldering iron veido and I said to myself, I hope Bardwell make a new video about the subject, so we know what to buy now,
Thanks a lot!
I got my pinecil V2 smart iron today! Im ready to do these repairs now! Same day shipping on amazon fpr 40 bucks!
I have been using this with my 65w PD charger and powerbank for 6 months. It is a beast. No problem at all
I had the same problem with my TS100's barrel plug glitching on me. So I unsoldered the barrel plug and replaced it with a XT30 and used some epoxy to keep it in place. Fits perfectly and I just keep a XT30 to XT60 converter with my kit
Super timely - My TS100 is a few years old and on it's way out. Just picked up the Pinecil and wrapped all my existing tips will fit. Thanks Joshua
All my fellow geeks recommend this thing, so I got one for my home hobby drawer. Holy cow is it awesome. Very easy to wield, heats quickly with my laptop charger, the auto standby mode works very well, and it hardly takes up any space. I like it better than the monster irons we use at work!
Been using one for years, best soldering iron ever
Perfect timing JB...I was just looking myself for a new soldering iron. Thanks for the links as well. 👍👍
Great soldering iron, great video. 👍 Thanks JB.
Right then...let's have a butchers hook at the next soldering clip...🤔
Excellent review, Joshua! Thanks a bunch! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Got one of these on their restock a few weeks ago.
Best soldering iron i’ve ever used.
(it’s actually my first and only soldering iron i’ve ever used).
Mine is pure crap.
i paid 35 bux on wish for my ts100 almost 2 years ago works amazing still to this day when it dies ill prob look into this one looks good
Thanks for the great review Joshua just ordered one$ 35 on Amazon saved me few bucks. Almost ordered the ts100. At $80
Are we watching your face or the features of the iron?
I ordered 2! looks great!
So... it's pretty much identical to a TS100 with the Ralim firmware, minus the USB-C port and price. If anyone is looking for all the menu options and features this thing has, you can simply flash your current TS100 (or clone) with the Ralim firmware without having to buy a new iron.
It is cheaper, better and more capable. It also runs on RISK-V architecture so you can hook up a break board to it and use it as an Arduino if you want.
Haven't watched yet. But yes, is the best! And the silicone USB C cable is awesome as well! And BTW: RISC-V FTW!
I just got a USB-C cable with a trigger for my TS-100 and now can run in from my powerbank as well as drone batteries)
this was the ne was originaly looing at but got the ts80 as i could get it quckly in uk. still very happy with the ts80. these soldering irons are fantastic. used to use a gas soldering iron that cost same price. these are better. consistant temp, easy to use and smaller.
i use it for my work aswell (live sound, soldering cabling for speakers, xlr cables, crossovers etc). it even managed soldering xt60 cables and connectors.
As a right-handed person I sometimes soled with my left hand (when desoldering). But for like a minute onfe in a while
What's really far out there is, I Just Bought all four thing's that you reviewed last. And they are all absolutely the best thing's I own.
Thank you for being you 💪💯💪
I been using this soldering iron for a couple months and it’s doing great.
Lucky you. Mine is crap.
The TS100 it has an input from 12V - 24V, so no problem using a 6s. It written right next to it.
SOLD!
man you keep killing it!
-Cal & team
I didn't realize it would flip the screen for lefties. I've been on the fence, but that just sold me on it. I'm ordering one later today.
That's funny brother I'm a lefty too and and I bought one through your link
Thanks JB👊👊😎👌💯
Thanks Joshua.
A good portable iron is priceless. Also hard to find.
Thanks!
I can explain why it can't take more than 21v: there is a power delivery controller chip inside, and it has functionality of measuring the voltage. And on that pin it can't take more than 21v. But actually, Pinecil doesn't use this function, and if you just cut that pin - there will be nothing limiting you to 21v. (Oh well, actually there will be, there is a zenner diode, that on the schematics has a voltage limit of 21v, but at least on my unit it actually has a limit of 24v, so you need to check it too). There is one trace on the PCB that you need to cut, and it will give you much safer 24v limit
If you install the open source software update for the TS100 it has all the same features / menus.
I love getting tool recommendations from people, it seems like trying to find quality tools on any website is absolute brain rot if you don't have a specific brand in mind. Cheap crap is pushed so hard on you if you don't know what to look for.
LETS GO BARDWELL! LEFT HANDERS FOR LIFEEEEEEEE
I am not aware of the problem with the barrel plug from the ts100, but that seems solveable.
60-80 W is pretty much the minimum I would go for an iron.
This one beeing limited to
EDIT: I am wrong. The Pinecil cannot be used on 6S without damaging it.
TS100 is also limited to 21V but everybody uses 6s and seems fine. I assume this is the same. TS100 typically limited to 65 watts. This is 60. Basically the same. TS100 2x the price.
@@JoshuaBardwell Actually the TS100 will safely do 24VDC, and I run mine off of 24VDC power supplies all the time. My bench has a 24VDC LED lighting system, and I use the same power supply it uses to power my soldering irons. It's internal power MOSFET is what sets the voltage limit. The power supply they provide with it is ultra cheap because it was used for low cost laptops, before they were all forced over to USB-C PD power supplies. So huge numbers of them were surplus. There isn't much difference in performance between their cheap power supply and a 24 VDC one. Heatup is so fast it isn't an issue. I'll solder a bunch of joints, then long press to turn it off. When I solder next, I'll just pick it up and long press for starting heating. It's always up to temp in less than 30 seconds. I do PCB joints like for flight controller wires at around 300C. The large pads for ESC to battery connector need more heat, so I'd hit the boost button. From experience I'd expect 400C boost would be fine. In a few days I'll be soldering my first ESC and flight controller. The big wires and PCB traces soak up lots of heat fast. Unless you have a high power fast response temperature controlled soldering station like the Hakko FS-951, you have to rely on higher temps to have the needed heat in the tip. The TS100 is powerful enough for larger circuit traces and light ground planes, but not the heavy wires and ground planes. 10AWG is what I'd say is the max for a single TS100. Oh, I always ground my TS100 tips to earth ground. Otherwise the capacitively bounce with the power supply's poor isolation. My bench supply is medical grade, so doesn't have this issue, but many brick ones have trace AC voltages. This is because they leave off filtering capacitors needed to keep them centered at earth ground. If you are using a battery bank, this is a non issue.
Ahh shoot you're right. I remembered the TS100 was not rated for the full 6S voltage, but I mis-remembered the actual limit. Thanks for that.
@@JoshuaBardwell Yeah, for 6S LiPO or LiHV drone flight battery types it won't work. However for the lower cell voltage LiFePO4 cells it is right there at the borderline for terminal charge voltage on a 6S pack. Right after a full charge it will be a bit over 24 VDC. In use a 6S LiFe pack will mostly run in the 19 to 21 volt range.
@@JoshuaBardwell Sure, thank you, btw the Omnifixo is amazing, I was lucky enough to still get one ;)
Regarding the irons, I guess the very most of pilots use 4S and 6S, I only have a 5S if a 6S died
I am using a TS100 from a 6S field LiPo
With this a mobile TS100 has it's +60W
But a Pencil run from 4S is pretty much capped at 48W
I think it is good enough, but there are many tasks that require more power, so keep that in mind
My ts100's are still rocking!
Hello good afternoon, well first of all thank you very much for your videos, I just started in the fpv world and they are helping me a lot, I am watching this video that is to learn to weld and I wanted to ask you if you have another video that is on the contrary... to desolder... thank you very much
Nice price for sure. I'm quite happy with my TS-100, it has better performance than my expensive soldering station and is super lightweight.
I really miss those small soldering irons to come with a small buffer battery built in. The cable sucks in general.
Thanks Josh!
Now that the TS101 is out. Would you still chose the Pinecil over it?
I have a TS-80 and I love it! How many tips do you need? One, it works for everything from xt60 to tiny pads i can barely see! While I rarely if ever use the portable functionality of the ts80 I love the small compact form factor of the iron for my small bench. Another reason I like the ts80 is the usbC. Barrel connectors suck. Guess the barrel connector could be replaced w an XT 60 if it's a problem. The Pinecill looks like a nice option!
Wonder if these features are available in a firmware update for the ts80?
I thought the main pro of the TS80 was the metal construction and more comfortable to hold? Does it hit 450c temps with USBC? Not even sure you need it that hot. I have the TS80 in my "soon to buy" list simply because I wanted the more durable construction and USBC.
Excellent info.
Will order one through your link.
Cheer's!!
Christopher Los Angeles
Thanks. Osom recomendation for beginers!
This looks like a great piece of kit at the price and I am considering buying it, but there were a few posts on the Pine forums from people claiming theirs overheated and stopped working/issues with the screen getting hot, which kind of put me off (until I watched this vid, which has got me keen again!) .
Sequre have a version thats work with 2 different solder tips, a long and a short version that's often used in portable soldering irons.
My phone came with a 65W charger, would more than fully power this which would be cool. Last phont came with a 35w charger too which looks like it'll be plenty enough for this since it was only pulling 40w from your battery. The 10W usb charger must be like 10 years old, unless it's an Apple one maybe who are known to ship their phones with very slow chargers and now dont ship with chargers at all. I'd be tempted to buy this if I didn't have a very fancy one from work which i've never actually used for work.
Hey, thanks for the very informative video! Just a question though. If a guy just needs to solder occasionally, what would be a good basic no frills PD power supply ? Something rated 50-60W be good enough?
alright found something for my bday wish list in a couple weeks! Thanks Joshua my fellow heathen haha
Low temps are useful for melting plastic useful for repairs or 3d print fixing
A Low Temp setting is useful for heat shrink tubing in tight or sensitive areas.
Hi! Today I learned something 🙃 Gonna get one, thanks for a good review
also firmware used seems to be the very same as the updated software on the ts100 witch is awesome basically is the same product but some extra updates ..nice
Are you good at soldering? Yes or no.
Terrible, but nothing has dropped out of the sky or caught on fire yet! So.. good enough??
My boss thinks I am
No. Good at brazing.
?????yes?????
I can't solder, however I sodder pretty good
The problem I've had with the TS100 is the crappy power cords that quickly wear out and cut power to the iron on and off as you move the iron.
This product addresses that exact issue.
I didn't get a power cord with my TS100's because I made my own, one end has the barrel plug for the TS100 and connected via silicon wire to the other end is a TPU 3D print holding an XT60 socket and a barrel socket, plus a 3-digit LED voltmeter so when powered from a battery pack I can easily see its voltage without needing to look at the iron's tiny display.
@@licensetodrive9930 I just ordered the 5.5x2.5mm barrel plugs to make my own power plug. Mine came with a laptop charger. That failed. I ordered a plug with an xt60 plug. That failed. Now I'll make my own like I had to do with the 18650 Fatshark goggle battery pack. I like to power mine from my ISDT charger. Batteries in the field if I ever need to but luckily I have not needed to solder in the field yet.
@@JoshuaBardwell I'm making my own power cord this weekend and I did also just order this soldering iron from your link. So I'll keep one at home on my workbench and one in my FPV bag.
@@CarbonGlassMan Power cables for something like a soldering iron benefit so much from using very flexible silicon wire, I used some ordinary Turnigy silicon wire (twisted) for my TS100's power adapter lead. When I have the 12v PSU plugged straight into the iron I can definitely feel that wire isn't as flexible as silicon.
The best & longest lasting USB cable I have is one of those retractable ones, but the retraction device fell apart so it's just a thin but very flexible cable now, I've had years of use out of it and I expect many years more.
I use low temps for brushing heat shrink when I can’t find my torch or the torch is out of fuel (which is more often than I care to admit)
It can take 20v will it be able to use a m18 milwaukee battery with some tinkering?
Well a battery with quick charge in usb-c will do the trick to go up to 20v and for temperature 420 is way enough.
I use an adapter for the TS100 for USB-C. Its everywhere on Aliexpress.
I found an item called "PD23.0 to 5525DC male DC 5.5*2.5PD/QC4 decoy trigger transfer charging cable PDC003" (20v, but not sure about the amps) on aliexpress. Is this what you mean? If I get a cable that is 20v but 5A with pd trigger, won't that fry the soldering iron as its limit is 65W?
I bought two "PD2.0 3.0 to DC 5.5*2.5 Decoy trigger Adapter cable TYPE-C PD Decoy line QC4 charging notebook 18.5-20V charger" from aliexpress and am now hoping they are the right thing! A photo on one of the reviews showed them labelled as 65W and 18.5-20v, so I'm hoping this means 20v at 3.25A and that the 'decoy/trigger' part means this will actually work on my ts100 irons.
TS-100 has the absolute perfect ergonomics for me, this one seems just a touch chonkier 🤔
Menus and features aren't a feature of this iron, it's IronOS, which you can flash to TS-100 (though I mainly use it for the custom boot up logo 😃)
The firmware is basically the Ralim custom version for the ts100. So with the exception of the connector and built in stand, you can upgrade any ts100 to this. Great price though!
Thanks, bought one..
I have just my Hakko which I really like, these seem cool and cheap but I’ve never had to solder away from an outlet … yet.
Get an adapter from 5,5x2,1mm female to 5,5x2,5mm male so you can use the cable from your DJI FPV goggle. That saves some space in your bag, cuz you dont need to carry another cable
iam using solder since 1990 from my dad
sorry wrong since 1987, this solder still work and ok
Def getting one of these if my TS100 bites the dust, but I'm already running the Ralim firmware and every QC/PD supply I have is capped at 20W, so really the only useful thing the Pinecil does for me is remind me that IronOS has probably been updated since I installed it. 😅
i really like my sequre sq-001, and its rated up to 24v, or 3-6s.
its not usbC. but its really good, "only" thing i changed was the ralim firmware..
Ts100 3 years old..... zero issues
😀😀
A risc-v SoC seems very unnecessary. We get all of the software features by flashing the ts100 with Ralim IronOS.
If you use over 21v you will burn a component that will prevent installing firmware updates. The casing says it's rated to 24v which is a missprint. This is a very important PSA. It will work perfectly fine with a 6s but you will forever be stuck on your current firmware.
My casing says 21v.
Excuse my ignorance, but I have an Asus gaming laptop power brick that outputs 19.5v | 7.7 amps | 150 watts...
Would this destroy the Pinecil? Or would it just safely take only the power that it needs?
Also, the power brick's barrel plug is 2.5mm x 5.5mm - seems that's what DC5525 means?
Thanks for your excellent video review!
It would take only the power it needs. As long as voltage is in the correct range, watts can be as high as it wants. Watts is a max.
@@JoshuaBardwell Got it, thanks! I was mostly concerned about the amps. Glad that it will only draw the amps it needs. I'm subscribing.
All drone racers are wondering if this pinecil will work on 6S. Please test :-)
Would this work with an Apple MacBook 60W USB-C charger?
Edit: 05:03 Ok then, thank you.
I think that would be perfect, but I can't personally verify that it would work.
Use any of these on a regular basis and you find out tips go bad and they're expensive to replace, but the really fun thing is when the dual MOSFET goes bad, the display freaks out and the tip gets red hot. Common problem with these things. No more bling, back to my Weller
You should look at the sequre si012 also it will let us use the short tips like the ts100 but can also use the hakko t12 tips also so you can get larger tips for doing heavy wires also.
when you just got the TS-100
and fan boi of JB.. I definitely need that Lol
I would think for 90% of us, the big bulky soldering station I have on my desk is all we will need. Soldering while at the park is nothing I’ve ever even contemplated.
I bash concrete, field repairs are essential to me, been using ts100
I rarely even fly (quads/planes) yet I have managed to need to solder in hotel rooms while on vacation a considerable amount of times
I hate when I have to solder just a quick connection then I have to pull out my soldering station
Automotive work, tractor, appliance repair. Lots of reasons I don't want to (or can't) use my very nice station
yeah im not dragging my soldering station off my workdesk to fix something in my vehicle or take to a friends place to fix something, its also nice for quick repairs around the house so i dont have to take it to my workdesk
The Sequire SIO12 is even better than the Pinecil. It can use standard Hakko T12/T15 tips as well as the TS tips. Knockoff T12/15 tips can be had for less than $5 each. Also has the barrel plug and USB-C power.
Sequire is almost 3 times the price of the Pinecil today
Got one. Sooooooo good!
Just in time I m searching for a portable soldering since yesterday (ツ)
Is there a shot off or do you just off the power
Is ts100 not rated for 6s ? I always soldier on a fresh charged 6s and thought it was 6s capable, I’ll have to read the input voltage on mine to make sure I’m not frying it.
Technically 24v so a 6S is slightly high but it's ok.
I am also a lefty and I appreciate the display rotating the way it does. Solid video, thank you.
Lefties unite!!!! I will definitely be looking at getting this for my travel iron. I absolutely love the adjustable little iron kit I got for home from Amazon for like $25
Interesting , I’ll try it out
What do I win?
I got to where I didn't like to build, I finally bought the ts100, and realized my bulky iron was the reason. Ts 100, or secure irons are amazing, and now a cheaper one👍
It won't heat the tip enough for leaded soldering or for any soldering?
The tip gets to 400 C or higher. That's enough for just about anything.
No 6S is a deal breaker...ts100 heats to 400 in less than 10 secs...i need the iron to run off my flight packs. Can you test if pinecil can actually habdle 6S?
It cannot.
you gotta to test the V2 ! up to 125W now
How is this not just a copy of the ts100 with a usb-c plug? Even using the same firmware? I Wonder if it's the same on the inside as well.
It is not the same since the ts100 can take 24v while the pinecil can take only 21v. The pinecil has risc processor while the ts100 has stm.
Yes bardwell