Ghostalmedia to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoiFixit wants to fix the soldering ironwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down115
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minus-squareThe PantserlinkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-28 months agoBuild a 18650 battery bank and plug in a pinecil or ts100. A solder iron with a 18650 would be heavy and uncomfortable for soldering.
minus-square@Zak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoI would accept a bit of an awkward balance for being self-contained.
minus-square@lefixxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoIf you need to not have a cable, the butane ones would be a better fit.
minus-square@Zak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoHaving used a butane iron before, I don’t think it would. They don’t have the temperature control modern digital irons can, and they’re forbidden on flights.
Build a 18650 battery bank and plug in a pinecil or ts100. A solder iron with a 18650 would be heavy and uncomfortable for soldering.
I would accept a bit of an awkward balance for being self-contained.
If you need to not have a cable, the butane ones would be a better fit.
Having used a butane iron before, I don’t think it would. They don’t have the temperature control modern digital irons can, and they’re forbidden on flights.