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@JennaHasm3 ай бұрын
You lucky man. (Unrelated to the soldering iron)
@JennaHasm3 ай бұрын
Do you offer paid consulting?
@LarixusSnydes2 ай бұрын
Always nice to know what to avoid. Thanks for the honest review :-).
@Vladimir-hq1ne3 ай бұрын
Ordered those. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A THOROUGH REVIEWS! Really.
@bobweiram63213 ай бұрын
LOL! You described it as "dodgy" and "crude" while struggling to appear unperturbed.
@AnnaVannieuwenhuyse3 ай бұрын
The inrush thermistors are NTC. They start high resistance and end up low after current passes through.
@armandine217 сағат бұрын
I wonder if the Metcal tweezers would get more use if we had more useful cartridges to choose. I enviously saw mend-it-mark with his tweezers remove smd electrolytic caps without melting all the plastic.
@acoustic613 ай бұрын
Glad to see useful accessories. Hopefully more are coming. I'd like to see Aixun 2-3 channel model for T-12 tips and accessories which uses a linear power supply.
@PiratCarribean3 ай бұрын
Could you take a look at the Yihua 982? Possibly the cheapest JBC clone available
@medienmond2 ай бұрын
Hey, i want a specific soldering station and accessories to be tested by you. Can i place an order to have it arrive at your place and you send it afterwards to me (in Germany)? I would love that, because this Station is currently not delivered to Germany directly. Both of us would benefit...
@missingmarsupial2 ай бұрын
Hi, does the hot tweezer handle work with the KSGER station?
@SlaVoy3 ай бұрын
II was wondering about those tweezers, thanks for the review. What energy monitor do you use that shows such a nice graph on the PC? I'm looking for something similar, but preferably with faster refresh rate.
@sdgelectronics3 ай бұрын
@@SlaVoy it's a Hameg HM8115. A purchase from TopLoser on the EEVBlog forums about 10 years ago. I wrote some python to get the graphing using SCPI commands
@SlaVoy3 ай бұрын
@@sdgelectronics uu nice, thanks for the info
@imqqmi3 ай бұрын
It seems to struggle with larger copper fills like 14:44.
@davadoff3 ай бұрын
Nah, looks like it can’t grab LEDs. A shim is needed at the back of the cartridge to bodge the length slightly. If the tweezers were more simple, designed so only one tip moved, and you could bodge the length… then with the right tips it might actually be usable.
@JennaHasm3 ай бұрын
Unrelated to this model, the T100 works just fine. Well suited for small hands.
@brianwood52203 ай бұрын
Great review, Steve. Shame about the calibration. Thanks for sharing.
@jeffreydoujon6383 ай бұрын
Hopefully they'll do some changes to improve the problems you highlight. Did you have any luck with the PDK1200 at all ?
@sdgelectronics3 ай бұрын
@@jeffreydoujon638 not yet, I'll end up buying it next month I think
@Gabriel-pf5pu3 ай бұрын
is there any good jbc tweezer clone out there? I am only aware of the upcoming Aixun T400, but there must be something else, right?
@sdgelectronics3 ай бұрын
@@Gabriel-pf5pu very little out there, I had higher hopes for these.
@jaro69853 ай бұрын
There is a yihua JBC tweezer clone but its not cheap, not really sure its worth it. They have their own connector and handpiece but use the same tips.
@Vladimir-hq1ne3 ай бұрын
@3:48 - you ought to mean "lateral movement" :) Edit - and "axial" too. @8:55 - what's the nominal of the resistor? I am somewhat can't read colours of that resistor bands?
@Wes129403 ай бұрын
awesome. love your channel sir!
@XFolf3 ай бұрын
I'd imagine these tips will work with any whatever-T12 station like a KSGER (or whatever it is). I look at this as I'll need to replace those tweezer tips cuz they're not going to do anything after 20-30min of use if they ever work at all. What you get in your box is never what we get. I say this having bought a couple items on your recondition. :(
@alexstone6913 ай бұрын
Could you do video on some desoldering stations as in the vacuum ones that suck up the solder
@sdgelectronics3 ай бұрын
@@alexstone691 got one coming up
@JorgeCarvalho_web_dev3 ай бұрын
Hi Sir! Can you confirm if the tweezers are compatible with the KSGER T12? Many thanks!
@barrymayson24923 ай бұрын
I have the same system but the KSGER has a different connection I believe it is certainly so here. But the KSGER system is an old unit 2-3 years older. And the way things change depending on who manufactures it. But the Handskit tweezers have a 5 pin connector and my KSGER system has 4 pins. The cartridge systems work between them no problem. The thing about the tweezers is they are not checking temperature on both sides but only one cartridge is tested. The other thing I found is the cartridge system is very loose. They turn on a little pressure. This is just what I have found.
@JorgeCarvalho_web_dev3 ай бұрын
@@barrymayson2492 Hi Sir, thank you so much for clarification! It is a shame that the tweezers are not compatible. My ksger works really really well. It would be a nice addition to it
@CM-xr9oqАй бұрын
@@JorgeCarvalho_web_dev you have to realize that a single-element Box will not have enough power to drive a two-element tweezer.
@jacktheripper67163 ай бұрын
With your honesty maybe they improve it with a new model
@eldhosep3943 ай бұрын
Can you please make a video about mechanic 857DW plus SMD . And also the comparison between quick 857dw plus and mechanic 857dw plus
@radman9993 ай бұрын
I prefer the two soldering iron method
@hrandib3 ай бұрын
Fully agree, it's much more convenient and accurate way to desolder. Two T210 irons are able to desolder rather massive parts. Tweezers are waste of money for the home lab
@lezbriddon3 ай бұрын
they really look Point Of Sale. or a similar TLA
@jamied21083 ай бұрын
FIETA brand has the same issues with the firmware and calibration issues...
@Alchemetica3 ай бұрын
The usual quality control problem with a percentage of the lower end price range products. It is a shame given as it harms the Chinese manufacturers who do produce quality products.
@CanaleYouTubeGeneralistaАй бұрын
Hi, I would like some advice please, with a budget of 100 €- 120€ which is currently the best soldering station on the market ?
@gamerpaddy3 ай бұрын
i got the cheaper model for quite a while , i dont like the tweezers.. way too bulky and hard to get heat on parts with those massive tips. a handpiece that accepts two t12 tips would be nice.
@TheEmbeddedHobbyist3 ай бұрын
Why do they spend so much effort in making a badly earthed product, when they could for a little more effort make it safe. How much effort does it take to read and understand the LVD which I think is also in affect in Chinese law. If i remember they just use the CE marking directive standards as a guide for there own.
@jb56313 ай бұрын
Yeah it's sad... Because this product could have been fantastic if they had spend slightly more effort... If you already put the effort in the rest, why not do that very little bit extra to make it a great product :/
@davadoff3 ай бұрын
I think anyone that wants to try soldering tweezers should try nano style like JBC AN115 and use a foot switch. Nano style heats up and cools down very rapidly using foot switch to control heat on/off, and can move components around with high dexterity. I’ve also seen Hakko tweezers that can switch between normally open & normally closed mode. The idea is they can be used in place of regular tweezers. I believe that’s how rework tweezers are ‘supposed’ to work. I don’t actually have tweezers, BTW, but I’ve looked into it.
@jaro69853 ай бұрын
You realize those cost more than 10x more right?
@davadoff2 ай бұрын
@@jaro6985yeah. But do you want to spend any amount of money on rubbish that doesn’t work? Maybe the Hakko I referenced is better, cheaper.
@davadoff2 ай бұрын
@@jaro6985but the main point was the foot switch. And soldering tweezers fine enough to work like regular tweezers (for this application…).
@jaro69852 ай бұрын
@@davadoff I'm not seeing the benefit of the foot switch, to heat up the tweezers? Maybe for really sensitive components?
@thomasleerriem68723 ай бұрын
So the chinese send in a unit for evaluation that has a crack in the hand piece to wire connection and a display that's slapped in at an angle. One could wonder what junk they send to their customers.
@sdgelectronics3 ай бұрын
@@thomasleerriem6872 no special treatment for reviewers, they don't seem to care 😂
@jb56313 ай бұрын
Send out evaluation? They didn't send anything... He buys it himself and has patreons to compensate a bit for the costs.
@Chris_Grossman3 ай бұрын
Another 💩 soldering tool.
@jb56313 ай бұрын
Well intended, mostly great but shit result sadly
@CanaleYouTubeGeneralistaАй бұрын
Hi, I would like some advice please, with a budget of 100 €- 120€ which is currently the best soldering station on the market ?