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#Pinecil

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Johan

Went through the lid pouch of my backpack, to remove clutter and extra weight. Found I have quite the #EDC collection...

I guess it can be split into #Electronics, #Tools, #Sewing and #EverydayLife.

What I'm showing in the photos is the stuff I decided to keep in there (yes, there was more).

There are also other little pouches on this backpack that I keep other essentials in, but I'll just stay with the one for now.

Check the #AltText for details.

On a wooden table, with sunlight streaming in from the left, are (from bottom to top): A small digital multimeter. A PCWork PCW02B. A Zoolark miniature oscilloscope and function generator. A 3D-printed case in black and red, laying open and showing a collection of soldering tools. On the left side is a small stand made from a 608 ball bearing, two small rolls of solder and a ball of brass wool. On the right are four soldering tips and a Pinecil soldering iron.
On a wooden table, with sunlight streaming in from the left, are (from left to right): A Leatherman multitool, a Charge Titanium (only slightly modified). Above the tool is the nylon carry case for it, laying open with the tip of a bit holder sticking out and a ratchet tool visible on the side. The bottom of a red case (3D-printed) containing a black and steel MetMo Pocket Driver, surrounded by 22 bits and two empty bit slots. A faux-leather case with a small precision screwdriver handle in a brass colour. A total of 12 screwdriver tips of varying types are attached to the case on either side of the screwdriver handle.
On a wooden table, with sunlight streaming in from the left, is a small tin box laying open. inside is a pincushion in red and green, with several needles attached to it. Around each needle, threads in white, green and black are wrapped. One needle has no thread. Underneath the pincushion a small roll of brown thread sticks out. On the lid of the tin box lays a small pair of scissors, in a transparent plastic sleeve with an orange backside.
On a wooden table, with sunlight streaming in from the left, are (from left to right): A red foldable cup. A couple of USB cables A USB charger. A metal spork. A purple-ish bag with two D10 dice next to it, one rainbow and one clear, suggesting that there are two sets of RPG dice in the bag. A blue pen. A Dove Men deodorant with the label "Clear Comfort".
#DIY#Maker#Repair
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DeltaLima 🐧

EDIT: Danke für die Vorschläge! 😊
Ich werde mir den @pine64eu #Pinecil holen - sieht für meinen Anwendungsfall super aus! :)

Meine alte #Lötstation ist leider irreparabel kaputt gegangen, nun suche ich deswegen eine neue.
Gibt es im Bereich unter 100€ etwas empfehlenswert brauchbares mit um die 60W ?

Meine alte Lötstation war eine Conrad LSL-450. Soweit war ich mit ihr zufrieden, auch wenn die Lötspitzen sch*** waren.

#maker#make#empfehlung
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Johan

Spent some time designing a compact travel case for my #Pinecil soldering iron.

There are a few designs available for #3DPrinting, and while the base designs are fine I have some issues with all the ones I've seen.

Good thing I know how to make my own...

Turned out great and with a PD power bank I'm very portable.

Only thing I'm missing in there is my Engineer SS-02 solder sucker. Might have to give that a go too.

A photo of a hand holding a small 3D printed case in black and red (outside black, inside red). in the right half is a Pinecil soldering iron and four tips. In the left half there are two small rolls of solder, some brass wool and a foldout holder for the soldering iron.
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DigiDavidex :kde:

Oggi pomeriggio ho dovuto accroccare perché non faceva più contatto. Il connettore di ricambio l'ho trovato ma costa più di spedizione, e sinceramente non mi va di spendere così tanto che a quel prezzo prendo il saldatore nuovo.
Il mio saldatore è un #TS100 che ha lo stesso connettore del #Pinecil
Sapete se ha un nome o un modello esatto per trovarlo su AliExpress o simili?

pine64.com/product/pinecil-rep

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Multi Purr Puss :verified:

Let's recharge the #Sandberg 420-75 #powerbank, via a USB "PD65W" PPS, fed from my RD6006 bench top power supply.

I'm using my #Pinecil preset - if it's good enough for the soldering iron …it's perfectly adequate for charging the powerbank! 😅

I'm "re-commissioning" my old Siswoo C55 Android phone, as an auxiliary stop watch.

*sigh* 😩

NEITHER, my old #Samsung Galaxy S7, NOR #Ubuntu #Gnome #noble 24.04 LTS (Clocks app) is ABLE to run more than ONE stop watch, simultaneously!
…for FOX' sake! 🤬

recharging the Sandberg 420-75 powerbank via my RD6006 bench top supply, via a USB-C PD65W PPS module
Continued thread
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Multi Purr Puss :verified:

🤣 well, passing Dave's cuppa-test, is a #Benchmark for #SolderingIrons.

My PSU has nuffin' to do with that!

Benchmark: a "cuppa" is Bri'ish/Oz/Kiwi for "a cup of* [usually tea]" - in this benchmark scenario, it's a cup of (cuppa) cold-ish tap water, into which you'd dip the tip of your soldering iron.

Dave "EEVblog" Jones: If it can maintain temperature, it's worth its salt.

#Pinecil V2 passes, fed via DC 5525 barrel jack. (it fails, via USB-C PD, with 240W reputable cable + 100W powerbank)

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Multi Purr Puss :verified:

For "good measure", i've labelled my #RD6006 type bench top lab power supply.

(My inheritance [years ago] enabled me to purchase the whole package - "thanks, Nana!" 🥰 [RIP])

It's got a 60V 6A internal Meanwell(?) PSU - the point is, it should be able to output up to 400W.

I haven't quite figured out the "Wifi"-thing, though! Or is it Bluetooth? 😅

It does everything, i need it to do. It powers my #Pinecil soldering iron, M1 preset, 25V 4.5A limit - easily passes Dave's cuppa-test! (#EEVBlog)

I'm certainly not an influencer - i'm just a rando from the internet! This is my unit, there are many like it, but this one is mine. I've never run into performance limits. It's got an internal 60V 6A 400W PSU (i think it's a reputable Meanwell) - see the hand-written label on top. Well, it's only got 1 single channel - that's not a limiting factor for my personal use-case, though. I like it - it's fine!
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The Original Stripey Goodness

Hey #electronics #maker types:

If you put together a rather small (~1 - 1.5L) soldering kit that's your "Hey I'm going to sit down and do some soldering" kit, around a #pinecil or #ts100 type iron, what do you make sure goes in there so it all stays together and you don't have to go hunting when you sit down to work?

So far I've got:
* The iron - a Pinecil
* A nice, flexy, properly-capable USB-C cable to run it with
* Some solder wick
* a high-quality piston-type solder sucker
* some 0.8mm flux-core lead-free solder
* an OK'ish set of flush cutters
* a high-quality (Klein) wire stripper 22-30AWG
* a few small pieces of heat-shrink
* a heat-set insert setting tip for the iron
* a small Phillips screwdriver for iron tip changes

I intend to add:
* a piece of brass wool
* a piece of cellulose sponge
* a foldup iron stand

What am I forgetting? My intent with this kit is that it isn't necessarily a "travel soldering kit" and also is not a "everything for electronics" kit, but a useful way for me to organize the tools and some consumables according to purpose.

Have you got ideas? I'd really love to hear them.

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