Recommendation request: What is a good minimalist soldering iron setup for flashlight mods? (ANSWERED: Pinecil v2) - eviltoast

There are some great posts by experienced modders here. I’m not one, but I want to start making simple modifications beyond swapping reflectors. For example, swapping out a 5a linear driver for a 5a buck in a Convoy S6.

For a simple job like unsoldering two wires then soldering them, is there a small usb or battery-powered iron that would do the job without spending too much on the initial investment?

Any input is appreciated!

  • Reader9@programming.devOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thank you! I’ll also look into Weller’s product line for reference.

    The “smart” aspect of the pinecil gives me a slight pause as I wouldn’t need it at the moment, but I suppose that just like in flashlights with Anduril I could simply ignore the advanced features.

    Edit: indeed, from IronOS

    the TL;DR is to press the button near the front of the iron to heat up

    • swm5126@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The Weller I have is a WES50, probably a newer model out that’s similar. I don’t think they make it anymore. But I bought it 15 years ago and it’s still working great!