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Home-built soldering station, version 2: 6 Li-ion cells + BMS + 3D-printed shell; fish paper on the positive ends, cells laid out to the BMS wiring, welded with the AWithZ supercapacitor spot welder at gear 10 using the manual-button pen, balance leads and power leads soldered on; twin switches (battery / main board), external-power charging port, sleep connector, assembled and test-soldered
Lots of people in the comments showed their own home-built soldering irons, so the creator upgrades his earlier DIY soldering station: materials are 6 Li-ion cells, 1 BMS, and a self-designed 3D-printed shell (came out well). Battery welding: fish paper on the positive ends for insulation, cells positioned to match the BMS wiring; welded with the AWithZ supercapacitor spot welder at gear 10, the pen with the manual button is convenient; weld the cells, the BMS balance leads and the power leads in turn, then insulate the battery. Main unit assembly: on the rear panel the left switch controls the battery and the right switch the main board, external power and charging port on top, sleep connector below; fit the main board with four screws, secure the battery and wire it as required, mind the polarity; fit the rear panel and it’s done, the outside fits together seamlessly; plug in the handle and the sleep socket, switch on the battery and the main board, and solder a board to test. Comments: one viewer reports an AWithZ that ‘starved’ twice after sitting for half a year — the first time it revived after a day and night on charge, the second time it didn’t after 36 hours and went back to the factory; don’t buy the big-capacitor type if you rarely use it (creator: didn’t know that could happen); T12 mod enthusiasts; some find the accessories over-complicated, simplicity is best.
Second version of my low-cost DIY soldering iron: upgraded to Li-ion power plus a printed shell, more convenient to useProjectsIoT Everything

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康元庆 · 1 yr ago

Modded a T12 seven or eight years ago

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三轮车安装太阳能发电 · 1 yr ago

Your soldering station has way too many fiddly tools and accessories, does everyone really have that many? I think simpler is better

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万物物联Author · 1 yr ago

Yours is still better

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各单位注意 · 11 mo ago

Check out my hand-built budget T12 soldering iron, cost ¥8, dug 3 18650s out of the neighbor girl's bag and stuck them in a box, perfect right

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万物物联Author · 1 yr ago

Wouldn't take it for free

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尼克NL · 11 mo ago

Macho pink

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万物物联Author · 1 yr ago

Are these looks good enough for you

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愿有岁月可回首 · 11 mo ago

My AWithZ sat for half a year and starved to death twice. First time a day and night of charging revived it, second time 36 hours of charging didn't, ended up sending it back. If you don't use it often, better not buy the big-capacitor kind

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万物物联Author · 11 mo ago

That can happen?

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嘞哒不动 · 1 yr ago

The 245 has plenty of play in it, you can make your own tips and graft them on

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多多 · 1 yr ago

Bought

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