Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3045 – September 10, 2020, 12:46:38 pm Quote from: cobramostar on September 10, 2020, 12:11:26 amhow do you translate this pageYou will have a hard time to order there anyway, you need a 3rd Party wich buys the items on taobao and then sends them to you.I used superbuy.com for this.You can just enter the taobao link in the big searchfield and it translates the page for you.The T210 handle you posted was not available, do you have another cheap alternative @vulkan35 ?I couldn't find any. Last Edit: September 10, 2020, 12:54:01 pm by darkr3ign
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3046 – September 10, 2020, 06:12:06 pm Quote from: 4nthonylin on September 09, 2020, 09:48:02 amI was looking into adding in a AC slow start circuit such as this oneWhat primary voltage and power rating of your transformer? Using NTC here is tricky since load on the transformer varies a lot.Soft start circuitry usually not required for such relatively low power appliance.
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3047 – September 10, 2020, 08:19:36 pm Quote from: afedorov on September 10, 2020, 06:12:06 pmWhat primary voltage and power rating of your transformer? Using NTC here is tricky since load on the transformer varies a lot.Soft start circuitry usually not required for such relatively low power appliance.Running 110VAC with a 160VA transformer. I know that the average power used is low however NTC itself will heatup and will have a thermal recovery time when turning off the device. This is where the AC Soft Starter relay circuit would help here since I could configure capacitor discharge rate. Also on a plus side I would be able to use the Unisolder to assemble such a circuit 🙂
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3048 – September 10, 2020, 08:42:58 pm 3A fuse for 160VA 110V transformer seems adequate. SC current of it will be about 15-20A anyway. For overload protection thermal fuse is a better choice.In my build I characterized chosen transformer using this article, and also measured inrush current and then calculated I2t value for fusing using this video. Last Edit: September 10, 2020, 09:16:07 pm by afedorov
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3049 – September 11, 2020, 09:07:55 am Quote from: darkr3ign on September 10, 2020, 12:46:38 pmThe T210 handle you posted was not availablehandles in stock, and available for purchase.
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3050 – September 11, 2020, 08:11:37 pm It is posible some time used 2 x IronLike 1 x C245 and secund iron C210Like need dual chanel haven Thanks
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3051 – September 12, 2020, 12:04:23 am whether there is a possibility of using two irons at the same time1 x C245 and 1 x C210
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3052 – September 12, 2020, 03:01:43 pm Quote from: cobramostar on September 12, 2020, 12:04:23 amwhether there is a possibility of using two irons at the same time1 x C245 and 1 x C210Yes that appears to be possibleQuote from: sparkybg on May 24, 2017, 11:46:18 pmThe controller is made to control single instrument with one or two heaters. The heaters can be different (iron profile in the firmware has separate part for each heater), but they are always driven with the same temperature and in the same time.However I can only see 1 variable for max power in iron.c so your profile will likely be either very overpowered for C210 or very underpowered for C245
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3053 – September 12, 2020, 11:28:38 pm Quote from: hugburger on September 12, 2020, 03:01:43 pmHowever I can only see 1 variable for max power in iron.c Check any tweezers profile.
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3054 – September 13, 2020, 07:11:08 am Quote from: cobramostar on September 12, 2020, 12:04:23 amwhether there is a possibility of using two irons at the same time1 x C245 and 1 x C210 @Iwanushka wrote, he was able to start C245&210 together with C210 profile, but if your power supply supports the current. May be, he just mix the profile.
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3055 – September 13, 2020, 11:03:34 am Quote from: afedorov on September 12, 2020, 11:28:38 pmCheck any tweezers profile.Thanks afedorov, I had another look and noticed the use of HChannel to seperate them. Serves me right for skim reading
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3056 – September 14, 2020, 04:21:22 am I have published the preliminary files for the case I shared earlier! It is still a WIP so there may be some additional polishing to do.https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/40735-unisolder-52-case-wipAny feedback is appreciated.
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3057 – September 14, 2020, 08:18:04 am Quote from: 4nthonylin on September 14, 2020, 04:21:22 amAny feedback is appreciated.Excellent solution with sides poly carbonate. Can you please make a picture of inside part of the case, boards and transformer placement.
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3058 – September 14, 2020, 08:32:36 am Quote from: cobramostar on September 12, 2020, 12:04:23 amwhether there is a possibility of using two irons at the same time1 x C245 and 1 x C210 What about stand sensing feature, you will loose it ( to sense only one pen is uncomfortable )
Re: Really universal soldering controller Reply #3059 – September 14, 2020, 10:01:42 am Quote from: minkok on September 14, 2020, 08:18:04 amExcellent solution with sides poly carbonate. Can you please make a picture of inside part of the case, boards and transformer placement.Thanks! I'm still debating between acrylic and polycarbonate. Haven't decided which one is better and both machines about the same. I have also attached additional photos to the prusaprints link with the top and side panel off. I can take more if I disassemble to add more features or update something (thinking of machining a small screen protector out of 1/16in polycarbonate that compresses the foam tape backing). I have also included the full step file that you can see rendered that contains all of the parts minus the wiring. Do you happen to know if the 3d models for the pcbs shown in the first post are available? Would love to use those in my models.