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Weller 70w

Weller 70w Solder Kit

Weller Soldering Kit

Weller Tools

Needs must be had, time for a new Weller Soldering iron… with that in mind, the Weller 70w Solder Kit did just the trick. The Weller 70w Solider Kit.

What’s in the Kit? Kit includes the soldering iron, power unit, cord, tips, sponge and iron holder. It is a handy soldering kit/unit to have in and around the office. More recently, the need for more consistent power, temps and more specifically – a better all-around unit when comparing the unit to the original soldering iron/wood burning kit around the shop. Although the Weller 30w Kit purchased many years ago has been helpful, its woodburning capabilities have not been need. Again, for a hobby kit, woodburning and soldering, useful tool to have around… Most recently, ‘more power’ and ‘precision temps’ have been needed for a few items around the shop, for those of you who follow the 3d printer build, the Weller 70w was put to the test – rewiring and replacing thermistor wires, fan wires and hot end… I did again, test the Weller 70w unit on an old hack, the 9v cell battery hack and some car audio system wire for good measure. We will be soldering new wires into the guitar rebuild as well, new wires, connectors and more. Stay tuned for the guitar rebuild.

First impressions on the Weller 70w; immediate heat, responsive, handy housing and a few spare tips for smaller jobs. You’ve got to like the responsiveness… the tips are easy to clean, a handy sponge, a simple digitized interface for precise soldering temps and a clever housing coil to protect the heating element. An easy to use configuration to get what you need soldered; soldered.

Next, when comparing the kits I’ve used, Weller has been the brand of choice, again… I’ve not needed the soldering iron as much as you might think, but, when I do… Weller is the brand. The original Weller 30W Wood Burning or Hobby Soldering Kit has been all I’ve needed. From vintage train parts, drone boards/fans, home audio/home audio speakers, car audio wires e.g. battery wire, guitar wires, head unit power (blue wire), remote (yellow wire), hot and ground wires etc. Not sure that Weller 30w hobby kit was up for the job. Again, the 30w hobby unit got the job done, in a pinch.

Weller Solder Kit Weller Solder Kit 2
Coming Soon Weller Solder Kit 3

Cut & Fit EMAX FC

Cut, Fit & Refit: EMAX & Flight Board

EMAX Cut, Fit and Refit

Lab Work – EMAX Flight Controller

EMAX Flight Board FIXED

Thought I would follow up the previous post with a few more shots to cover the disassembly process, cut/solder, refit and test flight. Again, soldering/replacing EMAX AIO FC… Here are the photos…

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New Parts - EMAX THS & TH2 Compare EMAX THSs EMAX FC Un-screw Drone PC frame Cut/Add Connection to Board Re-Attach New Power Connector w Battery Carrier

EMAX FC/Betaflight

– FIXED: EMAX & Configurators –

BETA FLIGHT

EMAX – Betaflight

Betaflight Config – Today, we (you and I) tackle some drone issues… make/model drone controller configs ((same drone, FRSKY controller profiles)), soldering/replacing EMAX AIO FC, and BETA config issues. Photos to follow.

In the meantime, sit back and relax, enjoy… enjoy the pain, the torment, cause I’ve been at this for days… Literally, days. Nothing but borrowed time; borrowed not wasted! Link above will get you your very own Betaflight configurator via Chrome extension.

Like most things, there are more ways to make your cake and eat it. The Chrome extension is helpful when bouncing back-and-forth between systems/releases/drones etc. I run Big Sur MacOS, Ubuntu Linux and a Win Server 7… it’s handy here, as the config remains the same, helps to maintain a certain sense of sanity. Especially when you’re a NOOB. Two, from time to time, I run my Win7Server via MS Remote Desktop or Linux instance via Oracle’s Virtual Box. One advantage might be number of USB ports available… as you know, most MacBook Pros are limited to 3 of 4 USB-C ports. Unless you run usb ports, which I don’t care for (B.S. but that is for another day). Anyhow, regardless of how you run Betaflight, be aware of the nuances, versioning and pitfalls with each new iteration or release. Take notes, take screenshots, vlog about it… anything to help you remember the ‘deltas’ (change) over time. These will come in handy the next time you crash or repair your drones. Notes and support can be found here: Betaflight – Github Notes/Docs Moreover, issues came up when I swapped AIO boards, soldering power and reconfig’ing modes. For more information, I posted more about the config, various configs like EmuFlight and BLHeli, look for 8/17/2020 post – Hack’r-A-Thon//

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Betaflight Receiver/Modes Betaflight Betaflight PID Mode - Desktop View Betaflight Notes/Documentation

On The Bench: Tech Tools

Soldering Kit, Tech Tools, And More

Tech Tools On The Bench - Soldering Kits, Tech Tools and More

Lab Work – What’s On The Bench

On The Bench – Soldering Kits, Tech Tools, Open Source OS and More

Our pro-setup, solder kit and all; does the job… We’ve got a Weller (soldering/welding) tool, Jakemy (device care kit) RedHat sticker brought to you by RedHat/IBM (once an IBMer, always I guess). ((Shout Out)) to Jim Whitehurst and the RedHat Cloud folks. Working with those folks was a joy, open source Tech Titans. Included, a few spools of Harris (solder), Rosin Core .062″ made in the US. Last but not least, #Curved Hemastat, coffee fix from Heartroasters, and various electro-tweezers

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