1. Tip oxidized? Flux, flux, and then… more flux.

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2. To prevent accidental powering up when you bump the touch switch, find a suitably large non-conductive washer or nut and glue it around the metal touch point… Then, only a deliberate action will turn on the iron. (Don't have a jar of nuts and bolts handy? A raised ring around the touch button can be fabricated from pretty much any non-conductive material. A thin piece of zip tie on its side, arranged in a ring + Krazy Glue. Done!)

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3. 5v through a 3.5mm jack? Oh, nothing can go wrong there… nothing at all…

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4. You are a mad man Julian

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5. Cicada are by far the most ungodly annoying bugs on earth, they're so freaking loud you can't hear yourself think, let alone talk.

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6. There are cicada in the south of France (witch is a really hot region ) and yes they are really noisy, but it's a lovely noise 🙂

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7. I got two of these soldering irons, they are pretty good however, one starts to malfunction. Iron led stays on all the time and doesn't heat up or stays on all of the time and can damage/wear out the tip very quickly or cause corrosion around the tip connector (because of heat). Also figure out that the tip can get too hot (burns your solder). I fix this one by removing the circuit (keep the led) and connects the tip to usb directly and works great! I think this is actually better and never gets too hot. You can use the stereo plug as switch by pulling it out with your thumb (just one 'click' so it is still locked in the socket) to turn it off. Put it back to turn it on again. I think that's the idea of the stereo jack connector, you can use it as a switch and it avoids your cable can be twisted and also it is easy to replace. Neat.

   Tip: Buy some extra tips as backup, if you use it frequently like I do.

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8. Hey Julian,
   I was wondering if it is safe to buy stuff from the icstation website.
   great video keep up the great work

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9. Fun stuff, buddy – thanks for the reviews!

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10. I like your voice!

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11. I buy this stuff from radio shack,about 10.00$ its called tip cleaner and tinner,it does it all in one step,once you start using this stuff you will never go back to any other way to clean your tip and tin it.,and it seems to last for ever ,radio shack

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12. cicada sound on purpose?! REALLY??? …can hear them in China now…"HAHAHA, Stupid westerners..take their money and annoy the piss outta them at the same time!"

    …stab to clean the tip it you'll be sorry somebody!

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13. That USB 3.0 is probably 2.0 only. I bought one, wouldn't do 3.0, took it apart and turned out the 3.0 specific contacts were not even wired. 🙁

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14. "that turny knob thing."

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