MINIWARE TS101 soldering iron Review II Portable battery powered iron!

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Miniware TS101 soldering iron review
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Miniware sent me their latest iron to test out. As with all my reviews, be assured my opinion is my own and I'm at liberty to express my opinion unfiltered :) enjoy!
-Schematix-
0:00 Overview
1:17 Sponsor ad
1:50 Unboxing
3:26 Menu & setup
4:06 Heat time tests
4:57 Temp accuracy tests
5:35 Soldering test
6:40 Final thoughts

Пікірлер: 50

@grins047 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you back Schematix

@nidusa1 Жыл бұрын

to do the calibration correctly make sure the iron has not been used for a while and the tip and the handle have both been at room temperature for some time. it can not be hot before calibrating and can not be done if you had it plugged in for a while and the PCB is warm. try that out. After it has been cool and unused a while, then plug it in and calibrate. then check if that fixes the temperature variance.

@pauldorman Жыл бұрын

I reckon a 3D-printed belt clip would be a sensible accessory for the LiPo-equipped kit. Easier on your pocket and something you can quickly remove if the battery fails and bursts into flame. Nice to see you back as well!

@JimWattsHereNow Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, would have loved one of those back in my Comms tech days.

@MrCharliethegorilla Жыл бұрын

That really would make life a lot easier up under the dash of the car. I agree about the butane one - got one from Jaycar years ago for the same reasons, and it's not great

@antibrevity Жыл бұрын

At 0:14 you say "similar to its predecessor", but I seem to recall that the TS100 cannot be powered via the USB port, which was intended only for programming. It accepts a similar range of voltages, but only through the DC barrel jack.

@awesomefacepalm Жыл бұрын

True, the TS-100 have a micro usb port. The TS-80 is the one with a usb c port

@hal8000b Жыл бұрын

Great video. 15 seconds to heat the tip to 350C is most impressive !! The tip must be some very advanced metal alloy to have such good heat latency. My Antex 25 Watt takes around 7 to 10 minutes to heat and almost as long to cool. How long does it take the tip to cool back to room temperature?? It would be fantastic if it could cool to room temperature in a few minutes.

@ogundaredavid12 5 ай бұрын

You guys have the best product

@wafu6058 Жыл бұрын

Vs t80p? Ultimately the only reason I'd get this is for the usb c pd which I think it should have had from the beginning. The fact that the ts80 line have barely any of the tips that the ts100 line do is really depressing and I want to upgrade purely for these two reasons.

@XtianApi 8 ай бұрын

You need bigger tips. That conical sucks, especially for those big cables. Great video

@christopher8k Жыл бұрын

Now it can be used with pd3.1 and use up to 90W

@cumulusvapes7 Жыл бұрын

didnt take them long to come out with yet a newer revision! I just ordered the PD3.1 version actually only the one place that even has it listed for sale atm (that i found) too! That means.... This can now do pd 90WATT!

@mikebiff Жыл бұрын

I can't find it, what is it called and where did you find it listed?

@revencucristian3648 Жыл бұрын

@@mikebiffAll Ts101 can give 90W power, watch on official Miniware youtube channel

@pekonipilvi116 2 ай бұрын

@@mikebiff its update 2.0 ..allowes PD3.1 with 28V tro USB C ... DC5525 is still limited to 24v or 5s lipo and to 65w ..but that still more than enough power to any soldering :D

@tumo07 3 ай бұрын

Now the pinecil v2 seems like a better value to me Maybe an idea for another video?

@WogChilli Жыл бұрын

How do you properly calibrate. What are the steps?

@megaanton9605 Жыл бұрын

how much awg did you take for cable dc to xt60?

@alirezanzdy Жыл бұрын

I have TS80P and Aixun T3A but they don't satisfy me, TS80P is perfect but T3A, I don't know if the tips it comes with are not good or the whole thing.

@robertgosz4281 6 ай бұрын

Actually it gets the max power out of PD 3.1 USB up to 90W. It heats up to 300 degree within 6s provided you use certified usb cable.

@clementc7297 Жыл бұрын

The old version could not be powerd over USB. It was only for updates

@nzrian2545 Жыл бұрын

looks good, i love my ts100, great for automotive work and remote jobs. i power mine with a makita 18v drill battery.

@bagatis1 Жыл бұрын

You have any special adapter to connect with the battery?

@nzrian2545 Жыл бұрын

@@bagatis1 yeah I 3D printed one from thingiverse, and used some copper strip in as the connection.

@walter2670 Жыл бұрын

is that the TS-B2 tip?

@nilomyki Жыл бұрын

Would have rather they build off the TS80P design with more power (with a barrel jack if not quite possible to achieve 65W).

@stevenspmd Жыл бұрын

Cool. The TS100 tips are much cheaper than the TS80 tips

@zakaroonetwork777 7 ай бұрын

how to charge the battery?

@aaronporter2180 Жыл бұрын

The pinecil is very similar but much cheaper

@antibrevity Жыл бұрын

The Pine64 site claims that they will be back in stock in "mid-October", so we'll see. Their PinePower silicon cable is an extra cost, but the total price for the iron, cable, and a small stand is only $31.50; half the price of the TS101 and the Pinecil *already* offers the USB-C power option via QC3 or PD so the TS101 offers nothing new except that it's currently in stock ;). I bought a T12 Quicko station with an AC power supply and cord earlier this year for $60 and found a decent bench stand for an additional $12 (all shipped), so the TS101 for $60-$65 is really not such a great value for dollar, in my opinion, and the TS100 wasn't either unless you found it at a steep discount. These are $40 irons, in my opinion, and the full kit with all tips should cost $70 but has typically sold for $120. Yes, these are great for portable use, but so is the Pinecil... if you can get one.

@tanishqbhaiji103 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but not nearly as readily available

@Milkex Жыл бұрын

love my pinecil

@user-yk1cw8im4h Жыл бұрын

Pinecil shipping is like 20-30 bucks, so no it’s not cheaper than ts101

@Milkex Жыл бұрын

@@user-yk1cw8im4h not on Amazon. and international shipping is worth it when you can get insanely cheap tip packs and deluxe silicone cables for 4 bucks lol

@PeakyBlinder Жыл бұрын

Nice vid, What is the pin diameter for that 12v jack plug please.

@adrianTNT Жыл бұрын

7:35 you like living dangerously I see :))

@brucewalker1908 11 ай бұрын

Try it without a power supply

@tedtester2794 Жыл бұрын

0:15 the TS-100 cant be powered for soldering via USB its only there for Firmware Updates

@clementc7297 Жыл бұрын

You get the most power out of the USB c and not the 5.5 jack!

@janoaquino Жыл бұрын

How to order sir and how much?

@johncoops6897 Жыл бұрын

Order on the internet. Ever used a search engine?

@xmenken1 Жыл бұрын

My index finger is thicker than Miniware TS101. Is it difficult to solder with a single chopstick? 😂

@AndreaAustoni Жыл бұрын

Why are companies still defaulting to the conical tip? It's completely useless. Have they ever soldered anything n their life?

@cameradoctor205 Жыл бұрын

Must be cheap to manufacture ? That seems to be the default reason for most decisions by manufacturers ;(

@rabarebra 10 ай бұрын

I've had this for one month, and it is a piece of crap. I'm using a 18VDC adapter. It heats up quickly, but as soon as you touch a pad, the tip cools down rapidly and you have to wait till it heats up again, slowly. It is a piece of junk that I have wasted £100 on. Avoid, and buy a proper solder station instead.

@motherjoon Жыл бұрын

I reckon that the TS100 USB-C mod by the DYI community does better than this guy. I think they didn't aim high enough making the TS101

@adamhorn8414 Жыл бұрын

For my first soldering iron this thing is great, i found a really old shitty one a few months ago in my dads garage and holy shit this thing is night and day 1000x better