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iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron (www.engadget.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Sounds like marketing foo.

I have a 10+ year old Weller station with digital temp adjustment, and I don't recall it having a cpu and ram.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

If it has digital temperature control then it has something resembling a CPU and memory. If it's analog then it's probably just not that accurate and will drift over time without manual calibration.

I have a pinecil and direct heat soldering irons blow away non direct heat irons like your weller (and I think this ifixit one). Once you switch you never want to go back. Which is really disappointing because I don't think this new ifix it one is.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

don't recall it having a cpu

So, what's updating the display? Power supply imps?