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HRWB009-Idiot Switch
Category: Games & Hobbies
Duration: 02:02:14
Publish Date: 2016-10-24 23:00:00
Description:

George and Jeremy KF7IJZ are joined by Beric Dunn K6BEZ and Nick Garner N3WG to design an “idiot switch” – a micro controller device that can remove power from a soldering iron when the user leaves it turned on too long (Like Jeremy himself did with a Hakko FX-888 for 2 weeks!).

Teardown photos of the FX-888D:  http://runawaybrainz.blogspot.com/2013/03/hakko-fx-888d-solder-station-hi-res.html

Teardown video of the FX-888D:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw8e74DaE9I

Teardown photos of the FX-888:  http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/hakko-fx-888-teardown-review/

Pinout for Pencil:  http://runawaybrainz.blogspot.com/2014/08/hakko-fx888d-din-connector-pinouts.html

4 Plug Pigtail:  https://www.adafruit.com/products/2935

Temp sensor:  https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/analog/sensors-and-sensor-interface/DS18B20.html

Enclosure: https://www.polycase.com/ps-series

 
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