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what portable-ish soldering iron should I buy?

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wraper:

--- Quote from: ELS122 on June 22, 2020, 12:51:09 pm ---well, I've heard that the TS100 under load only draws about 10w anyway.

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Total bullshit  :palm:. Also what it draws when it's not soldering anything has nothing to do with how much power it can deliver when there is such need.

wraper:
I just checked and TS100 draws up to 2.7A when powered from 24V.

--- Quote ---and also EEVlog showed the TS80 soldering 15 gauge wire with lead-free solder at 370C
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There is no standard 15 AWG wire, only 16 and you don't need much power to solder it.

ELS122:

--- Quote from: wraper on June 22, 2020, 02:10:42 pm ---
--- Quote from: ELS122 on June 22, 2020, 12:51:09 pm ---well, I've heard that the TS100 under load only draws about 10w anyway.

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Total bullshit  :palm:. Also what it draws when it's not soldering anything has nothing to do with how much power it can deliver when there is such need.

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it is so, Marco Reps did a comparason and the TS100 drew only 10w compared to 16w to the TS80 when soldering the same thing.
and the TS80 had better soldering performance after all. probably it's the TS100 temperture control being pretty shit. idk, but if a TS80 can solder 15 gauge wires with ease it's good enough for me, plus the metal body I would preffer from plastic. it's a clear choise for me.
I'll buy the TS80P since it has a cool tip removing thingy  ;D and more power without a huge size diffrence.

wraper:

--- Quote from: ELS122 on June 22, 2020, 02:39:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: wraper on June 22, 2020, 02:10:42 pm ---
--- Quote from: ELS122 on June 22, 2020, 12:51:09 pm ---well, I've heard that the TS100 under load only draws about 10w anyway.

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Total bullshit  :palm:. Also what it draws when it's not soldering anything has nothing to do with how much power it can deliver when there is such need.

--- End quote ---

it is so, Marco Reps did a comparason and the TS100 drew only 10w compared to 16w to the TS80 when soldering the same thing.
and the TS80 had better soldering performance after all. probably it's the TS100 temperture control being pretty shit. idk, but if a TS80 can solder 15 gauge wires with ease it's good enough for me, plus the metal body I would preffer from plastic. it's a clear choise for me.
I'll buy the TS80P since it has a cool tip removing thingy  ;D and more power without a huge size diffrence.

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Did he bother to measure if they have the same temperature and did he bother to use the same type of tip? According to other tests TS-100 can solder beefier objects. TS-80 simply drops it's temperature due to lack of heating power. Again, I effing tested how much TS-100 consumes an hour ago.
EDIT: I found his video and I actually disliked it a while ago. He used a smaller conical tip on TS-100 and larger tip on TS80 :palm:. What a surprise TS-100 did not deliver much power. Still both tips were too small to check how much power soldering irons can deliver. What a joke, if you make comparisons, conditions must be equal. Not apples vs oranges. If you make such small tip comparisons, then compare TS-B02 with similar TS-B2, not TS-B02 with TS-ILS  :palm:.
Also he said that 20oC difference he measured is not a game changer. Then, proceeded to further testing without temperature adjustment. Such temperature difference easily results in soldering OK vs not able to solder  :palm:.  Especially considering the setting was only 300oC.

pickle9000:
For field work I always used butane. They are reliable, quick to recharge and light. Weller is a good brand.   

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