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Soldering Iron options (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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Please drop some links for the soldering irons y’all use, mine is apparently lost in my parent’s attic, and thinking of, probably too large for console modding.

I figured to ask here as I believe the console modding community here would already have some good finds. I’m also wanting todo a battery mod to my GBC soon.

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[–] Hazdaz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you explain what makes them so good?

[–] Death_Equity 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some of this is based on my experience with the TS80P specifically, I don't know if everything holds true for other ones.

Pros: You can adjust the temp. They heat up in seconds. You can swap the tips on some models without waiting for it to cool down fully. You can power them with a battery pack for when an outlet is too far away or unavailable. There is a boost function button that allows you to have a second higher temp(has to be set beforehand) that you can jump to if needed. So you can set the default at 250c and then have 350c as the boost.

Cons: You need the right A/C adapter or battery bank that can output 12v@3amp and some USB cables do not play nice with them. Some of the PD/QC adapters can only do 9v and 15v, no 12v. You can use it at 9v, but the temperature will be too low to use anything but low temp solder.

IronOS refines everything and allows for more settings to be tweaked so you can set up the iron to suit your needs better.

[–] Hazdaz 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting. I've been using the same cheapo iron for years and years now but if I ever need to replace it, I'd probably at least consider one of these. Quick search on Amazon shows them for like $85. So not cheap, but not bonkers either.