That's pro stuff, way above my league :-) Seriously, my current soldering iron is a dumb piece of crap, I do want to upgrade to one of these eventually: https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/
I don't think I've ever used (separate) flux; this is what you mean, right? Isn't it supposed to be incorporated inside the solder nowadays?
Mechanical switch lights like the Convoy S2+ do not have any parasitic drain. But be aware that the batteries themselves have some self-discharge, Li-Ions are the worst at something like 5 percent in the first 24 hours and then loses 1–2 percent per month. Protected Li-Ions are even worse at 4-5% per month.
If you need to keep them stored for long periods, get an AA-compatible or dual-fuel flashlight and use Eneloop batteries for rechargeables, or Lithium primaries if you don't need/want to recharge.
Can't he just use a VPN? Or is using a VPN in China grounds for a long stay at one of their 'reeducation' camps?
If anyone ever doubts that electronics can be pretty, I'm just going to show them a pic or three from your soldering jobs, they never fail to impress. Congrats!
Just out of curiosity, what soldering iron and/or other tools did you use for these?
Thanks for the offer and sorry for the late reply. Will be certain to contact you when the TS10 I'm waiting for (copper or brass with controllable RGB comes out, this will be the day I get another one and the incredible job you do with them will certainly add to its appeal!
common for one to be brighter at moonlight because of forward voltage tolerances
Interesting, I would never have guessed. Glad my TS10 doesn't show that even at level 1 brightness.
Is there any TIR that can beat even a half-decent reflector on throw? (honest question as I really don't know, but always associated TIRs with flood).
Very nice! I'm sure u/Sakowuf_Solutions from Reddit would love to see that, but he doesn't seem to be here on Lemmy yet (at least not with that username).
And local UK shipping would be ok?
Where do you ship them from, if I may ask?
Good tip, but the OP should be aware that when at 3.7V they have only ~50% charge in them, so remember to also pack a spare or two (at the same voltage) to have the same total runtime.