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I just have a TS100 rocking IronOS, with a few different tips (but I've only ever used a couple; a medium-small chisel and a tiny chisel). For ages I just had the stock firmware on it, but IronOS is a big improvement.
Until recently, I was also only running it off 12V, which seemed okay, but it turns out these things (including Pinecils) are way better with more volts... At first I just had a battery clip for my DeWalt batteries, and the portability was enough of a boon over crappy $30 mains irons at first...
But after a while I hacked a switch into the clip to get the full 20V, and then it was the bomb, especially with the boost function in IronOS. Then I busted out a laptop power supply so I'd only need the battery if I didn't want to be tethered to a power point.
Recent models of these irons are USB C, and can get 65W out of a Power Delivery wall wart or power bank. If you don't have one, what are you waiting for. Same game-changing category as a Dremel and a cordless glue gun.
The Pinecil is the cheaper open-source copy of the TS100; uses the same tips, which include the heating element: https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/
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I did see that as a nice cheap option.
I was planning to replace the LED anyway so maybe I should do both and make it a real bobby dazzler.
@Kimmo what sort of soldering setup do you have? I need a new station