Amazing product especially when you print the case for it, the product arrived on time and the seller responded to my messages within 1 day. The documentation is kind of hard to find as you have to browse through a github repository to find it and it isn't complete as I had some (pleasant) surprises that were not in the documentation but overall I enjoy this product.

Arturo Sekhmet | Nov. 18, 2019

easily converted into a desktop station

For RT soldering pen

Amazing design, but without a case I find it kinda uncomfortable to work with, so... My solution?.

I installed the board inside a small box with a fixed power supply, used an 3.5 male to female extension and it works perfectly.

Is not portable anymore but it heats RT tips in seconds, even a heavy work tip is heated in just 15 seconds to 400 degrees.

And my handle is more comfortable to use this way, I may need to upgrade in tje future, but right now I'm in love with this project, it matches perfectly my TS100, even worked together to take out some components, now I have two irons hehehe.

Keep the good work.

P | Nov. 1, 2019

Bravo! Excellent product which does the job!

For RT soldering pen

Amazing implementation of the idea, I really like it!

It's easy to use and it just works! Nice menu options, very intuitive and complete.
Overall I think this is a very good and professionally implemented design, and would recommend it to anyone serious about this.

Thanks for all the hard work!

Cheers,
Peter

Jon | Sept. 10, 2018

Works well

For RT soldering pen

A good product that works as expected. I tried it with a heavy duty, shielded mini-jack cable and it seemed to work fine. I don't have anything to check temperature, so I can't say if this controller is accurate or suffers from any overshoot. Would be interesting to see some data.

If you like Weller RT tips, this is a good way to go. Making your own controller will take a lot of time and Weller's controllers are expensive.

Kelvin | Sept. 8, 2018

Great product

For RT soldering pen

This has to have been one of the best purchases that I have made in some time! Having got it setup now (and designed and printed a case for it) I can say this is better than my dedicated thermally controlled soldering iron.

It heats up amazingly quickly and is at it's operating temperature within seconds. The display (I went with the white) is a little dim but perfectly legible and gives all the information needed to use it. The buttons on the side are, understandably, a little small and my case design uses them directly so I need to use a finger nail to adjust. On the plus side this means it is hard to accidentality change the settings while in use.

If there is one thing I wish was different is the programming process to update when new firmware becomes available. It would have been nice if it used an Arduino like serial interface, however I understand this is more due to the uP and its method of programming.

Overall if you are looking for a small temperature controlled soldering iron this is a brilliant device (after a bit of DIY for a case etc!)

Matthew | Aug. 20, 2018

Awesome little soldering iron

For RT soldering pen

Really great innovative product with a nice user interface, a quality soldering iron for 10x less.
Shipping to AUS could be a bit faster but not the sellers fault :)

Tindie

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Amazing product and communication

easily converted into a desktop station

Bravo! Excellent product which does the job!

Works well

Great product

Awesome little soldering iron