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iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron (www.engadget.com)
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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Since the Pinecil is running IronOS

What a sentence. I really don't like the idea of having to do a firmware update on my soldering iron.

Does it have Bluetooth and a companion app as well?

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You do realize that the ifixit solderimg iron also has firmware and that you need to connect it to a computer or their very expensive battery pack to adjust its settings, right?

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Yep. I don't think I'll be buying one of those, either.

[–] Kethal@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure you meant this as a joke, and I laughed at the thought of someone making something as stupid as an app for a soldering iron. But then I thought I'd check. Ugh.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.eduardom.ironos_companion

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh, I was dead serious. You can get battery drills that come with a fucking app now, I'm not surprised at all it's the same with solder irons.

Power and temp up and down is just too simple, I guess.

[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Owner of 2 pinecils here, there are buttons and a display that shows the current temperature and other stuff. I only just learned that there's an app, it works more than fine on its own, out of the box.

I got that specific iron because I needed to power it from 12v, and it works very well on the USB PD power supply I already have for my laptop.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's good to know. I'd quite like to have a soldering iron that I can run from an 18v power tool battery actually.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 6 days ago

Firmware was always there in a soldering iron more sophisticated than an old, dumb Radio Shack wall plug iron. That's how you get good temperature control. Pinecil is just letting you modify it officially.

[–] sneakyninjapants@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

having to do a firmware update on my soldering iron

You don't. It works perfectly fine OOTB. Can't speak for the Pinecil v2 with Bluetooth and the companion app but I have v1 and the software been stable and bug-free enough I've never even given a thought to updating the firmware on it