..And 2 people agree with you already.. Are in New Zealand also ? I think he's just bridge the Earth connection from the original adapter - if its not regs wherever you are doesn't the problem really go back to the ts80p manufacturer?

what regs are you quoting from as many people are from different areas so it's important to give more information? Different country have different codes so please let people know what your quoting from

@@jestahcarnie4307 That's straight out of the NEN-EN-IEC 60065, or equivalent (UL 60065). For most other devices, same safety regulations apply. I've actually professional work-experience in New Zealand as well, and as far as safety goes, this part is equivalent to those standards. So basically this counts for Europe as well as North America for sure, and Australia/NZ. but I guess you're right, I don't have direct experience in Asia and such, nor do I speak the language to check if their standard are compliant. Although, in the end of the day I wouldn't really know why you wouldn't follow these standards? To be clear, I deliberately said it's obviously nitpicking for an hobby project, on the other hand in my opinion it's a good thing just to always do it the right way if it doesn't cost that much more effort.

I haven't really followed these kind of standards lately, but I believe they are going to combine it to the 62368 (if not already done)

@@jestahcarnie4307 I don't really understand the complaints? This guy just wants to share his knowledge. I don't see what is wrong with that? I only see that as something positive.

Word

many a true word is said in jest..

Seriously though. I want to buy this.

That is what I was thinking, AC you switch Live and DC you switch Negative.

Not a good idea to put live through a metal switch, in case of internal failure, switching neutral is much safer.

@@Elberto71 Oh i see. Makes sense. Even more if its a metal housing. Thank you

Love your flag!

haha.. havent heard that for some time

@@p_mouse8676 Love my country and her people to death.

@@smokemirrors1531 Philosophy and Metaphysic's is my passion. But, I like to tinker with electronics.

I'm waiting to find a reasonable sized power bank capable of delivering 30w. Maybe I'll have to make my own powerbank?

Schematix always an option; I would buy a unassembled pcb if you managed to develop one for a 9v power supply running on a couple of 18650s. I’ve seen some Xiaomi power banks powering the solder so that is always an option.

@@Schematix Something like this www.pbtech.co.nz/product/BAPMIX22234/Xiaomi-Mi-20000mAh-Power-Bank-3-Pro-Edition---Blac should do you well, I used to own one and I loved it but it was stolen so I ended up backing an Indiegogo campaign (Flash 2.0) for one that looks too good to be true. Only time will tell if I wasted my money lol. Also fellow Kiwi here if you couldn't tell from the PB Tech link :)

@@Schematix www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MQ49GSM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Not really just an enlarged Power supply. It's considerably safer knowing that the iron is earthed.

They were just fine

It's just fine once the top is added.

Being a metal construction switch, if the switch fails internally (i.e insulator fail) the body of the switch will only be connected to neutral. So there's no risk of shock. In my opinion this is the lesser of two evils.

Great answer schematix, the difference between knowledge and wisdom 👍🏻

@@Schematix But if the switch does fail internally and it still breaks the circuit leaving the power shorting to the body then there is still going to be mains voltage present. A better approach is to have the incoming mains correctly fused. If the switch then fails internally the mains voltage will short to earth and the fuse will blow.

@@Schematix im sure according to AUS/NZ regs you can only switch a neutral if its associated actives are switched...Please follow this up as already mentioned you have mains potential still at the board with your switch off.....Is diy electrics legal in NZ ??

It's Rick solid once you add the top of the case. Of course it's flimsy when it's not "boxed in."

@@rainerwahnsinn3265 Hi. Yes, it works perfectly well. No negotiation required. :-) Since posting the question I got hold of some USB-C sockets and wired-up directly to my 12V workbench supply. Remember that the TS80P is a 30W iron so requires at least 2.5A for 12V operation. So your 1.5A 12V Powerbank will be insufficient. My TS80P registers about 2.4A draw on my 12V PSU for initial heating. It means I can use my existing workbench 12V power feed, and I can also just use a good ol'e cheap 12V Gel Cell when I'm mobile (so I only use my PD2.0 Adapter, if needed for an offsite job where mains power is available). Hope this helps.

@@rainerwahnsinn3265 Have you checked the voltage level out of the Powerbank when your TS80P is powered-up? I'm just speculating that if it is 1.5A rated (18W), then the initial TS80P load perhaps drops the Powerbank's output voltage down into what the TS80P detects as the 9V range? Just guessing, but I suspect this might be whats happening. If you Bananaplug->USB-C on your Bench powersupply (with 12V / 2.5A+), you'll be good to go! :-)

@@rainerwahnsinn3265 I see the HM305P is rated for 0-30V / 0-5A so should be well capable of powering the TS80P. The only reason I can think that your HM305P does not maintain the 12V voltage would be if you had the PSU's current limit set to a level below 2.5A. Otherwise, your HM305P may be faulty if not able to maintain a 12V output at less than 3A! I have a similarly rated Tenma 0-30V / 0-5A rated bench PSU, which maintains the 12V regulation perfectly and registers approx 2.4A draw on initial TS80P heat up. Please first check your HM305P Current Limit setting is >2.5A on your 12V setting to power the TS80P. Your HM305P is likely faulty if not able to maintain 12V to the TS80P.

@@rainerwahnsinn3265 My TS80P reports Ver1.23 on power-up, just in case there is a difference caused by firmware version? Otherwise, my settings are all the defaults, I believe. All very strange. Do you have an alternate higher current 12V power source you can try, to rule out the HM305P as the issue?

Larry

Yes but also the iron goes to "sleep" after its not used for a moment so it may not be a problem.