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TS100 Soldering Iron Kit on Banggood: https://bit.ly/2JJpHA6
Adding a 2.1mm power socket to the Ryobi BFG1218 to power my TS100 Soldering Iron
That socket on eBay:
10PCS DC Power Supply Jack Socket Female Panel Mount Connector 3-Pin 5.5 x 2.1mm https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/401231604989
TS100 Soldering Iron Kit on Banggood: https://bit.ly/2JJpHA6
Adding a 2.1mm power socket to the Ryobi BFG1218 to power my TS100 Soldering Iron
That socket on eBay:
10PCS DC Power Supply Jack Socket Female Panel Mount Connector 3-Pin 5.5 x 2.1mm https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/401231604989
That Ryobi BFG1218 is no longer available 😞
I don't know if this is already in the comments … Could the NiCad be 'sending' an analog signal and the Lithium be sending a digital signal on that third connector? … Either type could satisfy the micro controller for an overheated battery.
might be worth 3dprinting your own connector. shouldn't be hard to make
Love this video. Thanks for the design and thought process. Also pretty awesome to find another tech nerd like me with the same first name.
I've had some project ideas to be powered by the ryobi batteries, and even the cheapest tool is too expensive to use the connectors.
I think 3d printing a socket is the way to go, but haven't needed it yet.
While building one of these from parts does sound intriguing, I have finally come up with the funds to get one. I sold mom's house that she deeded to me when she was considering going into the nursing home. Well she has been in the home now for 4 years and is doing very well, but the blasted house just sits there and bleeds money for utilities, taxes and insurance, so at long last I put her up for sale, and she SOLD to a rental agency that is going to use it for rental to folks seeking shelter on a budget, if you will. It was a nice little 2 br home in great shape. I split the money with my 2 sister's families (both have passed on thanks to smoking and the cancer that comes of that nasty habit.) While I have only had the little iron for a few days now, I have found it indispensable! Having read this article, I ordered it with a 24 volt 3.5 AMP power supply offered as a deal by the seller. The first job was to replace a USB micro plug on an ESP32 18650-oled combo. I had it plugged in and charging on the arm of my recliner. it fell down beside my leg, and being a bit absent minded now, I forgot what I had plugged in. I pulled it up by the cord only to find the plug attached to the cord and not the board. I have tried many times to fix problems like this and have always in the past ended coming up with a different idea since I could never get the legs soldered on without massive problems. This little iron did it with style and the board is back in operations now powering my wifi radio. Next I tackled a build tying a 555 to a 4017 to make flashing lights for a model squad car. I have always had problems with the junk brown paper boards from China, this little iron set at the default of 300C handled the job without any problems. Normally with my other irons I ended up burning off the very thin copper traces on the boards, but this little guy handled it with power and grace. Indeed to say the least, I love the iron, now the solder they sent with it was total crap, but then who uses their crappy solder anyhow. The stuff they sent says it has lead but it acts like it is a crappy mix of silver an tin. The kit I got came with just one tip, the iron the cable for battery power and that 24 volt power pack for right at $75.00. If my wife were still here she would be damn angry at me for wasting funds, but from what I have found, it was indeed a great buy! I am considering getting the case and added tips for a complete kit. Thanks for the great videos, without them I would be lost in the woods still trying to get by with old style tools and ignorant to the Arduino way!
I put in the search words "Ryobi" "TS100" fully expecting nothing to come up. I can't believe there actually was a video about my random thoughts… — Having said that Ryobi recently launched their own soldering iron and I was wondering if you could do a review?
So how the ts100 changed your life?
Brilliant !
I don't understand, he has used $20 time to figure if he can do it. Then another $20 time getting it to work. Now he could spend about $15-20 to buy a power supply that would make the soldering iron to work. He has far too much time on his hands.
Make a 2.5mm plug that goes to a buck/boost 12v output chip for phone charger too! — and 2.5mm to nothing or off switch if you ever want to just disable the tester but leave it on the battery — makes a nice pack for the field, especially if you could find a way to charge the battery FROM a 12/24v source with that 2.5mm jack
Really life that set up was trying to look up the battery neither on Google and found that somebody had taken your idea and made A similar device with Hey USB charging port And a few point one power for and it is even called a t S 100 adapter
I need One maybe two.
That third terminal is a temp sensor. It is used by the charger not the tool to monitor battery temp while charging.