If no direct measurement is possible, set it to ~230°C and see if it just about melts SAC (lead-free) solder (~190°C for leaded). This may be more if the room is cold. To prevent battery overdrain, add this Pinecil setting which works for all the 18-21V tool batteries typical for Dewalt, etc.. Some tool brands have the overdrain protection already; it doesn't hurt to also set this in Pinecil or in case you don't know if your brand/type has it or not. Power source = 5S, Minimum Voltage = 3.3V Thumb screws are popular upgrades: an M2 x 4mm thumb screw could replace both the front screen-side Tip holder screw and the ground screw in the rear of the handle. Most things invented in the last 200 years are safer, cheaper, lighter, and more reliable when computerized properly.

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In such cases, some developers decide to maintain a fork of InfiniTime with their changes. A fork is basically a copy of the project that they maintain on their own. To this day, InfiniTime counts 584 forks! Among these forks, you’ll find Sec42‘s fork that adds changes to make notifications easier to read by “old” eyes and Dmlls‘s fork which adds the Infineat watchface and is very well maintained. These forks are a good thing as they allow developers to make their contributions available to the public even if they cannot be merged in InfiniTime right now, and they provide more choice to the users. Everyone wins! The Pinecil is a smart mini portable soldering iron with a 32-bit RISC-V SoC featuring a sleek design, auto standby and it heats up to an operating temperature in just 12 seconds! To heat up the tip, we need a power supply that can provide at least 12V 3A to run. This is the bare minimum. Pinecil will heat slowly at only 12V/3A. To maximize performance, higher Volts/Amps/Watts is recommended (see Pinecil Power Supplies). We tested Pinecil V2 with a simple flashing LED project kit. We used the supplied conical short tip and connected the iron to a PinePower desktop power supply with a USB C port capable of delivering 65 Watts. Pinecil V2 made short work of the kit, the lead solder melted perfectly, with peaks that connected the PCB to the component. There were no cold solder joints (where the solder doesn’t bridge between the PCB and component) and our LEDs flashed happily.there is no official V2 update available yet, but when it is available, there will be an Update Flash method to go with it. Wasn’t said what the original micro was. Patent for that was filed in ’97 but they didn’t come to market until 2007.

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You get 3 years tax free + substantial subsidies for development in China. On paper Pine53 was incorporated in US, but afaik that was just a front for Chinese company. Company dissolved in 2020 and now its “somewhere” in Asia, probably HK. The quality of the device out the box even when its open does matter. That said its a solder iron, that get hot in only a few seconds – that tells you its not going to be bad power wise. And using it seems a tip many folk already know and love it should be good there… Adjustable soldering tip temperature which can be set between 100° C and 400° C using the adjustment buttons and an easy-to-read OLED display. If you are truly “in the field” with no access to an outlet, you can power Pinecil V2 from a USB C powerbank, as long as it can produce the necessary voltage. You can also use LiPo batteries in 3 / 4 or 5S configurations, or in a pinch an 18-20V Lithium Ion tool battery can be used.Portable: it features a sleek and slim design, comprised of an SAE 304 stainless steel core housed inside a poly-carbonate shell.

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QC 12V phone chargers will not provide enough power to support your Pinecil device (See power selection for details about power options) Zendure Power bank like this one does not work. It does not appear to be USB-C PD 3.0 compliant. Only the USB-A port seems to work at lower QC voltage. It does not deliver USB-C 20V-5amps or USB-C 20V -3amps. Will Pinecil work with regular USB-C PD 65w 20V-3.25A chargers also? Yes, as long as it supports PD (power delivery protocol). V2 tentatively supports up to 28V EPR 140W chargers (pine upgraded all relevant components from V1 original model). I personally tested this it works on Apple 140W 28V charger and other members have Anker 717, anker 737 (28V battery bank), and several other EPR PD 3.1 chargers tested. however officially on the side of the V2 it only says up to 24V 88W (the new shorter tip is only 6.2 ohm unlike longer 8ohm ts100 tips). shorter tip gives higher performance. pine wants to be conservative on what it supports in the specs of 24V 88w, but several of us have already tested with success 28V 140W chargers and batteries ( with 6.2 ohm short tip that is potential of 126W). there is a Video on youtube comparing the speeds. and on EPR 28V, V2 model goes from 0 to 300C in < 3 seconds. "Search Pinecil V1 vs V2" I’m normally not too hard on my tips, but if I need to desolder a stubborn part once in awhile it’s OK to sacrifice a tip that costs ten cents, but not a tip that costs ten dollars.Quartz64 receives DietPi support; now supported by Armbian, Manjaro, DietPi as well as giving option to run Arch Linux and NetBSD Smartphone Charger RAVpower 30W Dual USB Turbo Wall Charger (Should provide QC3@9V/12V, but only provides 5 V on both ports)

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If the tip moves a little while using it, try to hold Pinecil with the screen facing the side or screen downwards. Members found that if the screen is up and the screw loosens during use, then the tip wobbles a little. Changing holding angles helps the tip press against the solid barrel instead of wobbling on the stub of the small screw. See warnings about using random DC barrel chargers, not all of them have the correct polarity or DC 5525 style plug and some may be too high of voltage which could damage the Pinecil. What ibdont het is the 24V rating, if you design fort usb-c youd figuren you know 5amps * 20Volts = 100watt is what tour ultimate design goal would point to?

Note that 5v shows DC low and is not high enough to run Pinecil. 5V is only enough for firmware update and to see the menu. Phone chargers are too weak, most are only 12V 1.5 amps which is too low and prevent proper Pinecil operation. It’s obvious that the irons to beat in this category are the Miniware TS100 and TS80 for DC and USB-C power respectively. We’ve also seen that even the cheapest iron we’ve found of this type gives a good account of itself as a soldering iron, so how does this new one differentiate itself when “being a soldering iron” with the same tips as its competitor is something of a done deal? Every month’s update says that it’s possible to watch the video summary on the Peertube channel, but no new videos have been posted there since April. :`(