dmenezes

Great mods, thanks for sharing them!

Thanks for the clarification.

Thanks for the link, really appreciated! This is exactly what I was thinking about, very glad to see you did it already, so now (a) I know it works, and (b) I don't have to start from scratch.

I will look for a local for-hire 3D printer so I can manufacture that, thanks again!

ZWB3

Holy crap. I hadn't even heard of ZWB3 until now... :-)

What's "filtered"? After coming through a ZWB2 filter? or something else?

Oh man, don't even get me started on the NiCads. My beloved old Ti58C calculator used a pack of them and it was actually what killed her :-(

The Pinecil is a good station

And it has its own RISC-V MCU and runs opensource IronOS which really tickles my geek bone ... ;-)

but you should also look for a larger bevel tip to use with it.

I was planning on getting the whole set of "normal fine" tips; perhaps I should get the "normal gross set" instead? Or both? Or either/both of the gross or/and fine "short" sets?

Now I'm confused... 🙃

I’m using a flux syringe for easier application. And solder does have a flux core but that quickly burns away and is only useful if you’re feeding solder directly into the joint. I place extra flux on the wire and pad and then load my tip up with solder

Thanks for the pro advice! Will be sure to get one of these too!

Oh no a reddit link /s

An old reddit link ;-) At least while the effers there don't cut old.reddit.com out completely, that is.

They were so wet that water was dripping from the pcb. It wasnt a good felling

Holy crap! :-( That would have freaked me out completely :-(

Mind telling us exactly what those "wet conditions" were?

This is discouraging re: Hanklights. :-(

Meanwhile, my much much cheaper TS10 was actually able to resist immersion for many minutes with absolutely no water ingress nor any ill effects: https://old.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/10vm19z/my_wurkkos_ts10_is_now_with_the_fish/

Good tip, but the OP should be aware that when at 3.7V they have only ~50% charge in them, so remember to also pack a spare or two (at the same voltage) to have the same total runtime.

That's pro stuff, way above my league :-) Seriously, my current soldering iron is a dumb piece of crap, I do want to upgrade to one of these eventually: https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/

I don't think I've ever used (separate) flux; this is what you mean, right? Isn't it supposed to be incorporated inside the solder nowadays?

Mechanical switch lights like the Convoy S2+ do not have any parasitic drain. But be aware that the batteries themselves have some self-discharge, Li-Ions are the worst at something like 5 percent in the first 24 hours and then loses 1–2 percent per month. Protected Li-Ions are even worse at 4-5% per month.

If you need to keep them stored for long periods, get an AA-compatible or dual-fuel flashlight and use Eneloop batteries for rechargeables, or Lithium primaries if you don't need/want to recharge.