EEVblog 1646 - iFixIt FixHub Portable USB Soldering Station REVIEW

iFixit FixHub portable soldering station REVIEW Follow-up video:    • iFixit FixHub Soldering Iron Review EXPLAI...   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/case-stori... 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 sparky-spark 18:59 - It was DEAD out of the box!, repair time! 20:47 - Testing the iron from an external USB-C battery bank 22:06 - Testing the TS-80 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 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/ee... If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon:   / eevblog   Or with crypto: BTC: 33BsprBQNBtHuVzVwDmqWkpDjYnCouwASM ETH: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c BCH: 35n9KBPw9T7M3NGzpS3t4nUYEf9HbRmkm4 USDC: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c LTC: MJfK57ujxy55su4XicVGQc9wcEJf6mAoXF Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com Store: https://eevblog.store/ Other channels: EEVblog2:    / eevblog2   EEVdiscover:    / eevdiscover   T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog #ElectronicsCreators #ifixit #soldering