FixHub portable soldering station REVIEW

https://www.ifixit.com/products/fixhu...
Just the iron:
https://www.ifixit.com/products/fixhu...
Schematic:
https://www.ifixit.com/Document/MeQmL...
Repair Guide:
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/FixHub_...
3D Model:
https://www.printables.com/model/1018...
How intercreate designed the FixHub:
https://www.intercreate.io/casestori...

00:00 iFixIt FixHub Portable Soldering Station
01:26 iFixit Screwdriver set + unboxing
02:41 The smart iron
03:41 The Portable Power hub
05:04 The smart iron in detail
06:51 Auto setup & motion detection
08:43 Just the Tip
11:18 You can buy the smart iron on it's own
11:49 The hate screens and buttons on iron handles
12:49 Designed for repairability Teardown Time
14:51 Schematics!
15:16 Concern about the battery terminal spacing
16:01 Designed by Intercreate
16:47 Complete bare PCB
18:01 Dum Arse Dave got the battery to go sparkyspark
18:59 It was DEAD out of the box!, repair time!
20:47 Testing the iron from an external USBC battery bank
22:06 Testing the TS80 tips
22:23 Power meter water test
23:46 Same power meter test with the JBC iron
24:53 Same power meter test with the TS80P iron
25:13 The temperature display is suspiciously consistant
25:52 Power up timer and temperature comparison test
27:17 Power up timer test on solder
28:06 Basic copper clad ground plane soldering test
29:06 Large package soldering test
29:40 Small package soldering test
29:57 Repetative ground plane solder test
30:28 JBC reference test on large package
31:06 Temperature accuracy test
31:46 External USB device powering featurign the µSupply
32:02 The magnetic stand
34:04 Trying the computer connection and command line serial port
35:39 Back to the water test with external power meter
36:54 Conclusion

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