Generating a backlog of Test Gear ![Laughing :-DD](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley_laughing.gif)
Oh FFS, are you trying to amass enough test gear to back a mission to open the first coffee bar on the moon? ![Smiley :)](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
LOL... when I first glanced at the pic before clicking on it, it registered as a cement mixer on my poor sleep-deprived mind.
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I'll pray for you, bean.
In other news... the KSGER T12 Controller is installed... I'm dead chuffed with the results inside & out, and it makes the Blue Hakk0 controller look like a total POS in comparison.
It has crazy awesome firmware (which I'm just getting the feel of and will update y'all on later), a brilliant blue 1.3" OLED which is well visible through my smoked lens, RTC/Settings with battery backup, and heating is crazy quick... like faster than my 150W Weller GT7 which heats up in 9 seconds.
It works perfectly with all my 5-wire handles, but the firmware appears to be selectable to use either 4 or 5-wire versions of the FX-9051 / 907 handles, and it appears it also supports other handle as well... like more traditional separate heater/thermocouple & heater/themistor designs.
Oh, and before you say it... yes, these pictures were in fact taken right at midnight, just as I finished.
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I know the interlock switch is ridiculous; I had it lying around as it's supposed to go on my drill press shortly. I have some stainless halo-illuminated switches on the way already for the station and my current light-saber project. But once I mocked-up the interlock switch against the panel, I knew I had to at least have it on my bench for a little while with it on there. As it continues to grow on me, it may not go on my drill press...
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Next up will be to build the new FX-9051 handle that came with; as I mentioned before, the quality of the 3-pin socket is awesome, and the silicone wire that came with appears much heavier than any of the ones I've gotten before. I'm excited to see if it yields even quicker heat-up times.
I'll try and put together a more comprehensive review of the controller and its firmware for y'all... as annoyed as I was with the delivery time, it really was still worth the wait.
Cheers,
mnem
I prepared
Explosive Runes this morning!