Great mods, thanks for sharing them!

Thanks for the clarification.

Oh man, don’t even get me started on the NiCads. My beloved old Ti58C calculator used a pack of them and it was actually what killed her :-(

The Pinecil is a good station

And it has its own RISC-V MCU and runs opensource IronOS which really tickles my geek bone … ;-)

but you should also look for a larger bevel tip to use with it.

I was planning on getting the whole set of “normal fine” tips; perhaps I should get the “normal gross set” instead? Or both? Or either/both of the gross or/and fine “short” sets?

Now I’m confused… 🙃

I’m using a flux syringe for easier application. And solder does have a flux core but that quickly burns away and is only useful if you’re feeding solder directly into the joint. I place extra flux on the wire and pad and then load my tip up with solder

Thanks for the pro advice! Will be sure to get one of these too!

This is discouraging re: Hanklights. :-(

Meanwhile, my much much cheaper TS10 was actually able to resist immersion for many minutes with absolutely no water ingress nor any ill effects: https://old.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/10vm19z/my_wurkkos_ts10_is_now_with_the_fish/

Good tip, but the OP should be aware that when at 3.7V they have only ~50% charge in them, so remember to also pack a spare or two (at the same voltage) to have the same total runtime.

That’s pro stuff, way above my league :-) Seriously, my current soldering iron is a dumb piece of crap, I do want to upgrade to one of these eventually: https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/

I don’t think I’ve ever used (separate) flux; this is what you mean, right? Isn’t it supposed to be incorporated inside the solder nowadays?

Mechanical switch lights like the Convoy S2+ do not have any parasitic drain. But be aware that the batteries themselves have some self-discharge, Li-Ions are the worst at something like 5 percent in the first 24 hours and then loses 1–2 percent per month. Protected Li-Ions are even worse at 4-5% per month.

If you need to keep them stored for long periods, get an AA-compatible or dual-fuel flashlight and use Eneloop batteries for rechargeables, or Lithium primaries if you don’t need/want to recharge.

You mean liionwholesale.com, right? Just checked and could not find anything like these magnetic chargers there. Or am I missing something?

Can’t he just use a VPN? Or is using a VPN in China grounds for a long stay at one of their ‘reeducation’ camps?

@Sakowuf_Solutions@lemmy.world is the person you want to talk to about anything UV-related.

If anyone ever doubts that electronics can be pretty, I’m just going to show them a pic or three from your soldering jobs, they never fail to impress. Congrats!

Just out of curiosity, what soldering iron and/or other tools did you use for these?

Thanks for the offer and sorry for the late reply. Will be certain to contact you when the TS10 I’m waiting for (copper or brass with controllable RGB comes out, this will be the day I get another one and the incredible job you do with them will certainly add to its appeal!

Thanks for the reference, I actually don’t remember any particular scene from LOTR with quite that look

common for one to be brighter at moonlight because of forward voltage tolerances

Interesting, I would never have guessed. Glad my TS10 doesn’t show that even at level 1 brightness.

Is there any TIR that can beat even a half-decent reflector on throw? (honest question as I really don’t know, but always associated TIRs with flood).

Very nice! I’m sure u/Sakowuf_Solutions from Reddit would love to see that, but he doesn’t seem to be here on Lemmy yet (at least not with that username).

And local UK shipping would be ok?

Where do you ship them from, if I may ask?

I actually pretty much liked the banner we had at Reddit, the one with the dragons or whatnot being zapped with light beams from the guy on the ground… not sure it fits well here with the cropping etc.

Failing that, I vote for the picture of the petal-like TIR, really beautiful.