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Looks like a really nice iron. Using JBC T245 compatible cartridges is great. But that horrible scrolling digit temperature display is close to being a deal-breaker. Some Chinese software engineer must have had too much time on his hands and thought it was a good idea to animate the temperature display making it impossible to read until it has reached the setpoint.

This iron looks genuinely good portable option to use with my current JBC tips.

One thing that breaks on Fnirsi, is USB C jack, after some months of usage, usb C jack will start to bend left and right... to prevent total damage i literally epoxy glued that 15cm cable to the soldering iron, now its fixated and cannot move... one plastic part 5-6mm wide in that area would prevent USB C connector being destroyed over time... so plastic part is supporting usb c cable, from all 4 sides... 3:37 - Here you can see that metal connector is not supported by black plastic.

@davadoff

Ай бұрын

I see it, thanks!

Good review. I agree the way the numbers in the display changed was not good. It would take me a LOT to get used to that.

EDIT: whoops, the S60 was already reviewed in SDG video #297 Pinecil V2 with short gross tips Sequre S20 with genuine JBC C115 Sequre S60 with genuine JBC C210 …if you’re looking for some review suggestions. To find the best portable iron. Or is the best TS80P?

I was gonna ask about it in some recent video of yours. Glad you reviewed it! Also, there's a new mini spot welder from them something like SW 10. Would please review that too? Tia.

Great review on the HS-02. Thanks Steve. So, do I retire my HS-01? Decisions decisions....

Hi Steven, you really had me sold on the soldering iron (or is it a staton at this point?). Ordered one this morning off of Ali! One thing that I would have loved in this review would be a teardown of the products and perhaps a guide on how and how much to “overclock” it. It comes with a barrel jack to USB cable, so I assume 20V isn’t a hard limit :)

picked one up. You can't go wrong for $31 USD shipped. I meant, the case alone is almost worth that price.

I also got just a few days ago the FNB58 the one without Bluetooth but connectors only pass trough the USB 2 signal not the USB 3 so I need to make a modified cable in order to be able to measure the power consumption of some USB 3 devices. I was interested in testing some USB 3 flash memory and for example on USB 2 it will use 0.19W idle 0.38W max while reed or write on but when connected to USB 3 it will use significantly more around 0.6W idle and 1.8W under load (reed/write). Most new USB 3 flash memories get way to hot so I was trying to find one of the better ones for a project. The ADC resolution is also only 16bit for the current measurement on this and on my older USB power meter it was 18bit. But they show a lot of decimals to look like they are using a higher resolution ADC than they actually do. The interesting thing is that they use antialiasing for the text on the FNB58 so text looks much better on the small screen than on the FNB48. Other than that and menu being a bit different I do not think there is much of a difference.

@sdgelectronics

Ай бұрын

Ah thanks for the information, I didn't realise the limitation on USB 3.0. Any devices you're aware of that pass through properly?

@electrodacus

Ай бұрын

@@sdgelectronics The AVHzY C3 and likely other models they have have USB 3.2 pass-trough at 10GB/s but they are more expensive. I just assumed the Fnirsi had also pass-trough but I was wrong.

@ploxiln

Ай бұрын

@@sdgelectronics I have a couple of more basic usb meters which do pass through usb 3.0 (though maybe only 5 gbps): Ruideng UM34 / UM34C (only USB-A connectors pass usb-3) and Ruideng TC66 / TC66C (USB-C only)

@electrodacus

Ай бұрын

@@sdgelectronics I need to apologize for the incorrect info. I just opened the FNB58 today and it looks like maybe the two USB-C connectors have the USB 3 connections on the PCB. I do not think I have a proper USB C cable to test that it actually works but it should and also not sure if the FNB48P is the same PCB or different. The USB A connectors are clearly just USB 2

Questions from a novice: 1.) How do you know what power supply to buy? I've been to FNIRSI's web site and no info is provided. And no mention of it here in this video either. 2.) I think I'll need the JBC 245442 chisel tip as I plan to use this for through-hole PCB work. Can I order this unit with just that tip?

hi, does the FNIRSI hs02A soldering bit support AIXUN soldering bit?

Interesting product and a good review. Will it work with 65 W power bank?

@sdgelectronics

Ай бұрын

Yes, you will need to set maximum power to 65% though.

Hi there! Absolutely love watching your videos mate! Which make & model of soldering station would you please recommend for an absolute beginner! Starter kits! Keep up the good work mate! I’ve been looking at the T320 station?

@sdgelectronics

8 күн бұрын

Thanks! The T320 is good, I haven't had any issues with mine. You could consider the Jabe/Best JBC style station too

@bosstaki

8 күн бұрын

Thanks for the reply mate! Where do I find the jabe/best stations please!

We'd love to see the performance of the tips it came with vs jbc's

@davadoff

Ай бұрын

You’re better off using lesser tips that are genuine (like Hakko T12) than Chinese JBC.

There is also a HS01 version that takes T12 tips. Would be nice with a comparison.

@mortenhattesen

Ай бұрын

I believe the HS01 tips are a shortened version of T12, so using standard T12 tips is not really an option

Hello, what tin do you use in video?

These have a lot of voltage leak at the tip, but if you use a power bank it’ll be fixed

Fnrsi USB tester hardware is great. UI is terrible, hate the scroll wheel. Good review

Thank you for great review love the channel. Please whats the difference between the A version you havr and the hs02B version please .??

@sdgelectronics

Ай бұрын

Just the colour. The HS-02B is all black

@DarkStormPhoenix

Ай бұрын

​@@sdgelectronics thank you so much I thought I ordered the wrong one lol Should be here tomorrow fingers crossed And again thank you so much for the reviews. They really do help myself and others out so much.

@eggmangoogle3146

Ай бұрын

@sdgelectronics It was my impression that the B model uses T210 tips. The FNIRSI store also says that the A model uses tips with a heating core resistance of 2.5 ohms, while the B model tips' heating core resistance is 2.1 ohms. Apart from that, both irons and tips are different lengths, 13 vs 13.5 cm and 9 vs 6.6 cm, respectively, for the A and B.

@DarkStormPhoenix

Ай бұрын

​​@@eggmangoogle3146hello yeah my iron just turned up. Cam definitely confirm tips are very short and also end of iron silver mounting part looks different.. Now I don't know if the a or b version is better 😂😂

@zuxel6

19 күн бұрын

Hs02a for 245, hs02b for 210 tip

How does it perform with that barrel jack adapter connected to a regular PSU? Can it be used with a 24V adapter? Any chance of using it on the field with a 13.8V car battery?

@davadoff

Ай бұрын

Performance is no different. That adapter just connects barrel jack to the USB power pins. 24v is likely too high for genuine JBC tips (230W if 2.5R load). 15-16v at the cartridge gives 100W with JBC C245. FNIRSI spec says 100W max. 13:23 - It looks like this iron limits the power so maybe 24v will work.

If you work fixing MacBooks, don't buy it. This ampmeter messes up the 5 to 20v negotiations.

the handle looks chunkier than hs01

Are you sure that the screen on the soldering iron is an IPS LCD? It seems to me to be one of those recent color mini OLED displays by the way that it shows the black color, without any backlight bleeding.

@sdgelectronics

Ай бұрын

Yes definitely LCD. You can see the backlight bleed on it in a dark room.

Why do they still use Times New Roman for these devices? It's such a bad font for such displays.

@davadoff

Ай бұрын

To support Chinese characters. Latin letters are more of an afterthought.

No Kelvin or Rankine ! The Horror, The Horror 😝

I was going to buy this after watching the video but the iron is 263Rs in Brazil which is about £45 but the Tax to get it here is 254Rs the joys of living in Brazil ffs

we need a mic change from u sir, current mic's audio is a little harsh n sharp for some reason

@CM-xr9oq

Ай бұрын

Nope, sounds fine to me.

@sdgelectronics

Ай бұрын

Might just be my voice. Had a chest infection a few weeks back, but still not 100%. I'll tone down the HF in the EQ settings

@DarkStormPhoenix

Ай бұрын

Sounds perfect to me also

@teslatrooper

Ай бұрын

sounds fine to me

@davadoff

Ай бұрын

@@sdgelectronicsit sounds good. Your voice sounds very deep, but I guess that’s what your voice really sounds like. I have decent audio setup with a $1000 DAC. The only thing you need to change is adjust the music by at least -6dB. I’d prefer no music though. Maybe you could do ASMR soldering videos for the subs lol.

Fnirsi тупая компания, мой паяльник сгорел и-за браков оного переходника и мне отказали возмещать его стоимость.