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I like to build things. Glider pilot. Eyes bigger than bookshelf.

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    Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots Jul 4

    I just want to say, there's a real life-changing ability to fix stuff anywhere derived of lithium batteries. This seems like a bit of a quiet revolution, opening doors that weren't possible before —pic.twitter.com/boluABwDXk

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      2. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots Jul 4

        I'm not trying to be an extreme crafter, here — having an RC aircraft hobby 🛸 often means needing to do field repairs. Not having to drive back to a workshop to fix stuff and get it going again is - yes really - ✨life-changing✨

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      3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots Jul 4

        I have done SMT soldering using only a BiC lighter. I have carried refills in my field kit for a proper butane soldering iron. The TS-100 and LiPo DC jack is by far the best option I have ever used. I almost prefer it to the bench station, since you're untethered (like AirPods.)

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      2. David Bengtson‏ @davidbengtson Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        A USB powered hot glue gun! 🤯

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      3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots Jul 4
        Replying to @davidbengtson

        A 27Ah battery bank with an inverter and a 110V outlet! 🤯🤯

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      2. Blank Steve‏ @BlankSteve Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        I have used a butane powered soldering iron for two decades. It needs the purest gas or it starts choking but it does work. I doubt it would do SMD.

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      3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots Jul 4
        Replying to @BlankSteve

        Depends on the tip and the SMD part. No reason why not when the job is just delivering heat.

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      2. keyboardbelle‏ @keyboardbelle Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        I just started using the TS100 - it feel amazingly light and futuristic. I made some nice paracord sleeved cables that were DC5525 to ring terminal cables for a Meanwell leftover PSU. Debating a 5V to 12V step up converter to see if I can power it from 1 or 2 USB plugs.

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      3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots Jul 5
        Replying to @keyboardbelle

        Awesome! Please report!

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      2. Starship Engineers‏ @StarshipBuilder Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        Summer job 30+ years ago I carried a NiCad rechargeable soldering iron in my tool kit for on the spot repair jobs.

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      3. Star Simpson‏ @starsandrobots Jul 4
        Replying to @StarshipBuilder

        nice

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      1. Venkatesh ‘Good Parallel Universe’ Rao‏ @vgr Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        Idea: lithium powered electronic Swiss Army knife Call it a Sonic Screwdriver

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      1. Arsenio Dev‏ @Ascii211 Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        100% agree, I carry a USB iron in my hackerpack

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      1. Petrochemical Petting Zoo  🛢️‏ @Goopypanther Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        Talked to some folks at toorcamp who were working on a portable MIG welder that used LiPOs

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      1. William Eichin‏ @BillEichin Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        This is why I want a diesel truck with a mounted welder/generator. Totally impractical, but I could fix /anything/

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      1. Adem‏ @ademrudin Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        I used to have a butane-fueled soldering iron for spot repairs at the RC field in high school. It sucked. This looks way better!

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      1. David Chase‏ @Dr2chase Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        N years (decades) ago, a "portable" battery-powered scope meant I could debug the high end of a light board wired to its actual supply and its actual lights (20 feet up in the air, looking at supply glitches from triacs turning on). Also, I could float to board ground.

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      1. Vincent Hanquez‏ @vincenthz Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        I don’t really recommend hiding a soldering iron in your sleeve

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      1. joshua schachter‏ @joshu Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        Cellphone dividend

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      1. Ben Reinhardt‏ @Ben_Reinhardt Jul 4
        Replying to @starsandrobots

        For a field competition we once built a mobile work cart with two lead acid batteries and an inverter 🤦‍♀️

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