TS100: The open source Weller-Killer for under 50 bucks
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This miniature soldering 'station' outperforms my daily driver Weller at a fraction of the cost. In this video I disassemble and test both the tip and the handle. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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As you of course know, June isn't the best time for harvesting capacitors. Wait for early October, you even might be able to pick up super capacitors. As they grow in groups, you might find enough for a 24V pack in one spot 😎.
Great video by the way.
Now is the right time yes?
12AX7's are harvested in the fall along with potatoes and other tubers.
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All these people are idiots... it doesn't matter what time of year it is. The key is going deep inside the woods and finding a tree that didn't make a sound when it fell over and being VERY quite while you look under it... that's how I got my Brymen BM869s. You guys are making so much noise you are scaring all the good stuff away and all you are left with is a few fat caps playing dead that couldn't run fast enough.
8:27 See? This guy obviously knows what he's doing.... look at all the other stuff he found.
I never would've guessed I would enjoy a soldering iron review video so much.
At last, the perfect "dry as toast" German humor.
Definitely northern German humor at its best. :D
....lol..yes..!!
Germans have that dry humor. Except for WW 11...lil humor on my part.
@@BillAnt why northern?
@M. Otto < It's a bit dryer up there than the south. :D
Noting as cool as
poking fun at
poking at a hot iron.
Iron Man has nothing on this dude
I was watching this in the office ... big mistake. I burst out laughing after the soldering iron case was removed to reveal a Dota? quote. Crowds gathered, well 2 more enginerds, and we watched the rest of your video. You now have at least two more subscirbers! Absolutely love your sense of humor. Keep it up!
hahahaha
Dota 2, but I had to Google it to find out where it's from xD
Came for the TS100, stayed for the entertainment. This guy needs a TV show. Sort of the Tool Time of electronics.
China approach to open source both scares me and fill my heart with joy.
(and stop teasing us with future projects!)
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digitalradiohacker, wasn't there a video of a guy building his own iPhone from parts sourced in China?
But then again, there are people who have schematics of Apple products to make actual repairs to them. I'm talking about actual technicians who fix products at the component level, not Apple Techs who replace entire boards and charge ten times the price.
shenzhen is the new tech mekka, hands down! what you see in travel reports, documentaries, and the video of the guy getting his own iphone built, feels so much like from a more optimistic 90s cyberpunk movie. open source and entepreneurship are embraced, on a bustling chaotic far eastern marketplace. most companies really care for customer service and communication too, and they are doing theyr darnest to get away from the "crappy china stuff" image. gotta love that spirit.
i had emailed a phone manufacturer about availability of replacement batteries, and less than 24h later i received a price list of the typical spare parts, and an excuse that it took so long, they had to translate it first.
I think its the way forward though .... and I think we will all benefit from that kind of open source ; even if we cant get stupidly rich of our ideas anymore.
Except if you're a Westerner, the Chinese tend not to like sharing with Westerners. It's very hard to get datasheets etc or good business deals in China unless you're representing a large company. They don't want competition from SMEs.
always carry a soldering iron in your pocket when walking a dog in the forest..
True. You never know when you will encounter a cold solder joint in the wild.
Yes of course always carry a portable soldering pencil just in case your dog's tail breaks, you can to re-solder it... tsk-tsk
But if you find a whole field full of capacitors or mosfets or something instead of just a clump, then how do you expect to harvest any without having a soldering iron with you??
You really don't need a reservoir tip to do efficient drag soldering. You just need a big flat tip. That's the bit where everyone goes wrong and overcomplicates - the bigger the tip, the more stable the temperature, and the more solder it can hold, which is perfect for drag soldering SMDs. The trick is to have the solder blob on one side of the flat tip, while soldering with the opposite side. That way, the blob serves as the reservoir - it's like a tiny backpack of solder. The tip needs to be unoxidized and in a good shape, though, for the surface tension to be able to wick the solder from the "backpack".
Never heard of a reservoir tip before this video. I've always used hoof tips for drag soldering and they've always worked well enough that I'd never considered modifying them.
I’ve heard of reservoir tips on condoms!
Backpack solder huh. I like that
Hello, you can use a water plastic bottle (made of PET) as heat shrink tubing for your battery pack.
What a great idea! And you even have a demo video :)
Marco Reps Thanks ! Really like your videos ^^
okay, you're on my favorite list. been looking for huge shrink tubing like that for ages! now I've got unlimited for free!
i have a 1983 weller i abuse daily, i melt holes in plastics, melt glue gun sticks, and even soldering, tip is original, and a farm tractor ran over the controller and changed it from C' to F', thats quality. i'll buy used weller anyday.
I also highly recommend PET bottles, I used a 5L PET Water tank for my 12s5P Battery
amazing humor and voice , high class videos and super projects ! give us more !
Wow what a cool name - Nanopoulos - son of Nano!
Searched like a week for this caps harvesting video!
I appreciated this video of yours way back when I was looking to buy this awesome field capable iron. Now I rediscover this video as a result of TH-cam recognizing me watching all of your amazing videos. Along with my inner tech nerd, my job changed to be much more inline the awesomeness of your content. Great stuff Buddy.
Really good video , good dry humour , most enlightning .
Definitely northern German humor at it's best. :D
While others waste their time in the forest hunting truffles, Marco pursues bigger game: wild capacitors.
Thanks for the review. Nicely done -- and I appreciate the humor. Best regards.
Nice to see what you look like. Excellent video as always!
You are the first person in a decade that I have found other than me who knows Welle:Erdball.
What a coincidence.
I was impressed by Dave on the EEVblog use a reservoir tip on his JBC iron.
I love the humour in your videos...great work.
... works incredibly well with SM
D soldering :'D
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* typo SODERING for the American viewers (!)
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Thank you for the tip with radiating shells! I enjoy the quality of your work
The best strategy to review the product I ever saw.
"It is the season for electrolytic capacitors" Many thanks for the opportunity to start my monday with a big laugh! You must have heard it from NRW to SH ;)
Wow. that's some hand to shaft control you got there, perfect flow control too, and you can pull out anytime without major incidents
I've just stumbled upon this video it struck me that all these German engineering/inventing videos all have the same tone and style, - informal, informative and a light hearted take on things, probably why they're so enjoyable to watch because they don't come across as condescending.
Excellent content, the presentation was exactly the correct length - slick, informative, factual well edited and , importantly, not padded out with bovine waste. I personally use a Metcal station/iron, (USA manufacture ) this through a long standing association in the electronic product design and building industry where reliability, functionality and accuracy is required. My unit is 25 years old and performs as good as new. Having said that I now have the TS 100 on order.
"...but works incredibly well for SM... B soldering."
Unexpected! This is the first video of yours that I've seen, and I'm quite happy to have found your channel. A fun, informative video with some bonus laughs. Good job!
Man, you have very nice english, you hear everything well and clearly, despite your accent, which is undoubtedly felt.
I bought one of these and it's really cool! I've since broken the barrel connector (I accidentally used a male connector that was too tight and broke off the pin in the middle) but I managed to solder a wire to each terminal on the PCB and although it doesn't look as good it still works very well. I run mine off of my old 18v 2A variable supply and even with only ~36w available it still heats up very fast.
I love the way you deliver the ridiculously funny lines (gimbal for iron) with a serious dry tone so funny! I wish I could learn half of what you know about electronics. Thanks for the vid.
I Have seen , 67 now, the Germans struggle with the problem of humor for the last 50 years. It seems they mastered it now. Finally we can have an open an relaxed world...Hurray. BTW...I am Dutch.
Thanks Marco for you being you.
Thank you for demonstrating the TS100 mini soldering stick. I’m buying this now.
Didn't expect an Enigma quote when watching a soldering iron review. Nice video bro.
I don't understand, why not leave the capacitor plant in the field and just pick some of the capacitor fruits instead?
They're very hard to grow in a garden. That's why commercial sellers have to pay so much
They seem to be more related to fungi, as evidenced by the lead terminal mycelial network underground
That bicycle generator brought back memories. I had one and took it apart. I found that it had enough space inside where the wire terminal were to fit a small bridge rectifier block. It then put out 12 volts plus to keep my batteries charged for my CB unit back in the late 1970's.
I actually bought a TS100 after watching your clip.
Best electronics tool purchase of the year imo
The only thing I don't like about the TS100 is that the tip is so far away from the handle (very long cartridge). Not sure if there's a solution to shorten it somehow with an add on thermal handle.
I love your component foraging expeditions....it's always worked out better for me at the rubbish tip.... but each to their own. ;)
You use a *conic* tip for everything!?
Some people are just weird...
And remember kids: Always clean wild capacitors before consumption!
Never thought how entertaining soldering irons can be :-)
I rather enjoyed this video it was very entertaining and informative. I wish other youtubers would use this as an example of how to make video content. You have earned a new subscriber!
Very timely for me. I was considering a solder station purchase but this looks like it's more my style. Thanks.
I have many Weller soldering and de-soldering stations but I cannot resist to this so I've just ordered one from Banggood!
If there's a hell for soldering tips, this must be it. Great video.
Great video! Loving your sense of humor, subscribed. Keep up the good work
Just ordered! I will compare this magic tool with my Weller soon and i'll leave my feedback here. Thanks for blogging that!
Love the intro to your video, along with the rest of your review.
Love these videos as much as I love EEVBLOG !
Cheers from Belgium !
hahaha, love the way you and Dexter present the characteristics of the TS100.
What a great video to stumble across?! Very funny, loved it, and very informative! Got a new sub here!
Steve
I've seen this video before but only noticed the Welle Erdball and Tool patches on your bag now! :D
I wish I would have seen this before I started on my UniSolder, this looks like it could handle anything a hobbyist would ever need to do.
Today I learned that a 65 watt iron is the same as an 85 watt iron, and that the availability of good quality aftermarket tips doesn't matter. Thanks for straightening me out, Marco. >_
Love your content and presentation! Really a fun way of review and learning! New sub here, keep it coming!!!
I have one of these, the golden "upgraded" version, but seems like it's basically just the packaging and the plastic shell color that differs from the "regular" version, as well as an extra tip being included. It's a great soldering iron, I like it a lot and the heat-up time is incredible. I supply 24 volts, and it basically goes from cold to the set temp in the time I press the button and put the tip on whatever I'm soldering. Pretty good heat capacity as well, soldered some LED lights with heatsink still applied without a hitch. Fun to see you deconstructing the tip, nice to see they did a good job with this. Should make an upgraded TS100 (TS200? :p ) which can take 250W JBC tips.. hehehe. :)
Skauber Have you tried running it at lower voltages? Will it reach max temp at any voltage within the 10-24v range?
c fahy I haven't tried it personally, but many seem to enjoy using it with a standard 19-20v laptop power supply. The wattage decreases slightly though.
Hi pal, i'm considering buy one of these but i can not see any difference between the regular and the upgraded version. You said that the upgraded has an extra tip are you sure about it? i mean, it came with two tips? Thanks in advance
Mine came with two tips in the box, so I presume that's the "upgrade"... Don't know about the standard version since I only have the "upgrade", but the ads say it only comes with one tip. Basically it seems the "upgrade" is better packaging, a gold color instead of black and an extra tip. And there were some ground strap thing and a super cheap "stand", not sure if those are in the standard...
are the tips equal or diferent?
Thanks man, really enjoyed watching that, you present it very well ! Subscribed
Very nice video. I like your accent. Reminds me of "Herr Flick" in the crazy British TV-series "Allo, allo".
A German joke is no laughing mätter.
lol
That was a great series and very funny, although sometimes very subtle. "The flashing knobs!"
"You stupid woman!" :p
My first vid of yours I've seen. I love your style! Instant sub!
What a wonderful review and test! I love the detail you provide. I would like to know if the handle would warm up or get hot if used too long?
You can use a PET bottle as a shrink tubing for the battery pack. Great video!
Great demo - I love my TS100!!
I have had one for about a year now, and it is great!, I had a worn out bosch drill that i cut the handle off, and use that as a holder and powersupply when out on a job. :)
EXCELLENT review...
I came across this video, and you have a new subscriber..
Nice work.!!
Very nice! I extended the life of my tip but adding a very thick layer of nickel plating (Over 2mm, only possible with commercial plating solution with awesome leveling power for perfectly mirror flat plating). Kind of overkill for a relatively cheap heater/tip, but I wanted to completely reshape the tip without reducing the lifetime. Also works very well for soldering solar cell connecting strips since you need a lot of heat capacity and fast feedback to maintain the tip temperature.
The TS100 is amazing, especially for the price. I use one in my "on the go" toolkit for airsoft and power it from a 1300 mAh 11.1V 70-150C LiPo battery. At home I still use my ersa i-con nano though.
I've got an iCon nano at work and love it to pieces but for home use I'm seriously tempted to buy this, simply because of the price difference! Currently I've got one of these Chinese ZD-somethings that I've hardly ever used and a classic 1960s 30 W Ersa iron (the black and red bakelite ones). For big jobs I also have an ancient 85 W one, old enough to have a wooden handle. Might be early 50s or something?
Best video yet!! Thanks, Marco. You made me smile today. :-)
its early year 2020 the year of COVID19. And here I am spiraling down the rabbit hole of soldering and retro console restorations
WOW what a great find in these videos BRAVO!!
A wonderful excursion! Thank you SO much
I love his voice's tone. Thought watching a very serious documentary :D
Impressive video, well done!
I enjoyed your review about capacitor growing very much :) Will try to grow some transistors and IC's in abandoned greenhouse near my workplace soon :D Kudos about soldering tip modifying lesson. Seems this soldering iron can be a worthy addition to my toolbox too.
The Euell Gibbons of electronic components. Excellent. Thank you.
Very nice Review, many thanks!
I genuinely had to laugh out loud a few times! Best of luck with future videos.
Interesting experiments. Great job!👍
I already wanted one of these but now I want it even more, especially since it's cheaper too.
I was questioning the device until i saw welle, erdball. Great taste music = great product review :)
Very well done. I love your humor! Thank you for making my kranken tag better.
Thank you for your video. I just ordered 1 from your link.
Großartiges Video. Wissen gepaart mit Humor. Genial und ein Abo wert.
Love the humor! Thanks for all the great videos! What is the best cordless soldering iron that isn't too expensive? I have a Weller that takes 3 AA batteries but they don't last long and it's quite underpowered! Thanks
You need more power. Try a 12 volt motorcycle battery.
love u bro u dont how much we learn from u
The problem with grinding the tip down is that the exposed copper will slowly dissolve into the solder, eventually hollowing out the tip.
I've had tips with only a thin iron coat just suddenly collapse because somewhere the copper was exposed, and it was slowly replaced by solder until it was a thin shell of iron.
I'm not quite sure why, but I have watched this video probably 5 times to make sure that I should make the investment to upgrade from my good-for-little WLC-100 station, and I am about to go make the purchase! Thank you for the quality review and side-by-side testing!
5:36 - I, too, have a small hole in my tip but I've never even thought of filling it with solder!
Might wanna get that checked out if it's too small.
@@TheOfficialCzex Sorry, as there is a prohibition on such comments when I checked today, I am unable to respond appropriately. :-((
Would put some lead back into your pencil, if that helps.
@@leehaelters6182 Yes, but I am in a quandary as to whether I should use the solder in wire form, which is easy to insert, or should I melt it first. If the latter I am not sure that my hand is steady enough to prevent the aroma of singeing hair.
Shrink wrap using large PET bottle. Works really well.
This opening is ridiculous... I love it
Great video and a great sence of absurd humor. I love it.
I like your Welle: Erdball backpack!! (and your videos :D )
Wow! Your house looks a lot different from the outside!
Oh, in the northern regions live wild electrolytic capacitors? Sounds scary :-0
We thankfully have just to survive these annoying 0805 ceramic capacitors here in the south, they don't even hurt, if you step on them.
Great Video ;-)
Das Kässpätzle Findest die eher auf der bayrischen oder der württembergischen Seite
?😂
Nadierlich haubdsächlich bei de Gelbfiaslr drieba ;-)
Das Kässpätzle Dann schick ich dir mal Grüße aus Erolzheim 😉
Danke und liebe Grüße zurück aus Backnang ;-)
I hear entire power supply units grow in the outback of Australia! _Never_ going there! D:
Looks really nice!
Well i'm gonna get my hands on one of these ! Nice video :)
love your videos, new firmware will get you up to 450 and rotating display depending how you hold it
Awesome vid!
Subscribed because of your Welle: Erdball backpack. Excellent taste :)
Really dig the dirty highlighter color you used, gotta have that authentic experience.
Impressive video I enjoy your humor very much
Weller has been my reliable companion since 1991. I'd buy a TS100 to play with but I would not depend on it for daily use.
I have been using a Weller WTCP-S with magnetic tips for about 20 years now. Still works fine, though I guess I might replace the magnetic switch assembly. That will cost about 25 €. Since the power supply is 24 V - 50 Watt, it may be suitable for the TS100. I also like the heat resisting Teflon cable on the Weller and the steady support with sponge holder.
Zuerst war ich skeptisch aber die Wortwitze waren zu gut: Abonniert!