JBC B-Iron 210 Battery Soldering Station Review

My first test and review of the JBC B-Iron 210 Battery Soldering Station.
Equipment used:
* JBC B-Iron 210 with a C210-030 2mm spoon tip
* AmScope 3.5X-90X Trinocular Boom Stereo Microscope with 144-LED Light and AF USB Camera
* Kester 0.4mm 63/37 solder
* Wiha 7a tweezers
* SolderKing 30cc flux in a Metcal dispensing gun
* JBC PK vacuum pick and place

[@ruudwarnaar477]

I do have the B Iron next to the wired JBC CD2BQF as well (c245) a great combination
Nice video Thanks

[@WorkerBee2011]

Amazing, sub'd!

[@jaycee1980]

jesus, thats almost as much as i paid for my Siglent scope!

[@linuxjedivideo]

Same here. But for a professional soldering station the price isn't too bad.

[@pan_yuta]

Is it possible to connect microscope to its display?

[@linuxjedivideo]

That would be cool, but I don't think so. I also prefer having the 24" monitor for the microscope that I currently use.

[@Voyager_2]

Can you replace the battery in it?

[@linuxjedivideo]

Good question. JBC do not sell a replacement battery and I cannot see an obvious way to open it so that it can be replaced. I'm not rich enough to destructively disassemble it to find out if it is possible :)

[@MrOrangeman18]

@@linuxjedivideo no. i asked them this question also

[@abdullahakbulut3173]

hello sir i forgot pin code of this device what should i do

[@linuxjedivideo]

I've not used the pin code feature myself. I recommend contacting JBC support here: www.jbctools.com/jbcsupport.html

[@ImranAli-rp4kd]

So you can’t use it when your out and about as the station has to be plugged in.

[@linuxjedivideo]

You can because the tablet has a battery too, but it won't charge the iron when out and about. So you will likely only have a few minutes of usage.
I recommend something like a Miniware TS80P and a high wattage USB-C PD battery if you want something a little more portable.

[@ImranAli-rp4kd]

@@linuxjedivideo I’ve got a portable one similar to miniware but uses jbc c210 tips, works off a powerbank and it’s really good, if your interested I actually got one new one left for sale on eBay

[@resoursa]

@@ImranAli-rp4kd is it s60?

[@ROSUFANE94]

​@@ImranAli-rp4kdcan you tell me witch one you have ? Thank you in advance

[@ImranAli-rp4kd]

@@resoursa yes

[@FoFo2Sky]

To be honest, JBC’s battery soldering iron is really not as good as the ordinary 18650 battery soldering iron, such as the Bakon BK210 battery iron.
Everyone can see that the visualization part is redundant and accounts for most of the total cost!
My ideal cordless battery soldering iron is: large battery capacity, moderate size, maximum power of about 40W, and the handle has real-time temperature control and display, sleep time, temperature settings, etc.
The problem is that the current battery capacity is basically not enough to meet the above requirements. Most battery-powered soldering irons cannot achieve high power, capacity, or small size due to the energy density of the battery.
Moreover, due to the miniaturization of soldering irons, the heat capacity of the soldering iron tip has become smaller, which requires that the heating device must be very close to the tip of the soldering iron and must withstand large current shocks (because the power supply voltage is small) to meet the requirement of rapid temperature recovery.

[@linuxjedivideo]

I guess it mostly depends on your use case. It is rare that I use the battery iron for work that would require more power than this gives. Ideally I'd like a slightly longer working time, and the second revision that has recently been released gives this.
The graph can be useful for power usage more than heat, the heat is going to be almost instant and constant on the smaller cartridges anyway.
If I wanted small tip, power for large ground planes, etc... I'd probably reach for my TS-80P, but I'm finding it rare that I need to use that. Usually my regular JBC T245 iron/tips cover everything else.

[@FoFo2Sky]

@@linuxjedivideo That's right.
In today's electronics industry, which is advancing by leaps and bounds, tools like soldering irons are becoming more and more popular and intelligent.
The only regret is that it is not possible to truly get rid of the shackles of wires.
Of course, there are many varieties of soldering irons now, but in the final analysis it is just an ordinary heating tool. One aspect depends on how users use them. I agree with this.
I am currently using a Bakon BK210 battery (18650, 3200mAh) iron, and also use the C210 soldering iron bit(≈2Ω), and to sleep and wake up at any time to make the battery more durable. Its only disadvantage is that the battery cannot be replaced more conveniently and the maximum power is only 12W[You see, the actual maximum power may be smaller P=U²/R (≈7W)]. It would be even better if it could reach 20W like JBC's B-Iron 210.