Kerry D. Wong has performed a overview and teardown of a Miniware TS1C cordless soldering station. This soldering station is fairly distinctive in that the soldering iron is powered by a supercapacitor as a substitute of a standard battery. Whereas supercapacitors have restricted capacities, they are often charged and discharged quickly and have superior cycle life in comparison with rechargeable batteries. You’ll be able to take a look at the overview and teardown video under. In an accompanying weblog put up, Kerry takes a better have a look at the inner constructions of the TS1C.

See the video under and the put up right here.

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