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IT News<p>WEP 982 III Precision Soldering Station Review: Putting the heat where you need it - The WEP 982 III is designed for precision soldering, and it... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/soldering-irons/wep-982-iii-precision-soldering-station-review" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/maker-stem/so</span><span class="invisible">ldering-irons/wep-982-iii-precision-soldering-station-review</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solderingirons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solderingirons</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/makerandstem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>makerandstem</span></a></p>
Multi Purr Puss :verified:<p>🤣 well, passing Dave's cuppa-test, is a <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Benchmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Benchmark</span></a> for <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/SolderingIrons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolderingIrons</span></a>.</p><p>My PSU has nuffin' to do with that!</p><p>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.</p><p>Dave "EEVblog" Jones: If it can maintain temperature, it's worth its salt.</p><p><a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Pinecil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pinecil</span></a> V2 passes, fed via DC 5525 barrel jack. (it fails, via USB-C PD, with 240W reputable cable + 100W powerbank)</p>
IT News<p>A smart Black Friday deal on this Fnirsi smart soldering iron - 100W of smart soldering power in a convenient travel kit <br> ... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/soldering-irons/a-smart-black-friday-deal-on-this-fnirsi-smart-soldering-iron" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/maker-stem/so</span><span class="invisible">ldering-irons/a-smart-black-friday-deal-on-this-fnirsi-smart-soldering-iron</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solderingirons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solderingirons</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/makerandstem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>makerandstem</span></a></p>
Ross of Ottawa<p>About 10-15yrs ago I remember inexpensive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solderingIrons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solderingIrons</span></a> showing up on the market. There were some testing videos, revealing that they were all mostly pretty decent, and great value at only $15-20 a piece. </p><p>It took me a long time, but I finally bought one, realizing that when I need one in my workshop, away from my electronics work space, moving my main one is tedious and inconvenient. </p><p>So I splurged yesterday and $14.99 later got this: </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a></p>