Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen?

**CapLeaker** · 12-04-2022, 02:12 PM

On the recent sale I’ve ordered a new Aixun T3A with the T245 soldering pen and it comes with the fancy pen holder. Wonder if anyone has one and if your happy with it? It’s got some decent reviews. On YouTube a guy compared it with the JBC and results were pretty darn good fur such a cheap rig.

**diif** · 12-04-2022, 03:16 PM

I'm very happy with mine.

**CapLeaker** · 12-04-2022, 03:19 PM

I should get mine soon. Hope it is as good as everyone sez it is.

**stj** · 12-04-2022, 04:18 PM

damn, i forgot about that - i should have got one on the 11:11 sale

not that i wasnt blowing cash though,
ordered this because it blows away a logic probe and is tiny.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001969702720.html

and this - just because

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003028392011.html

**CapLeaker** · 12-04-2022, 06:03 PM

stj, you still did pretty darn good with those items. I didn't even know about that Radtel. Dang! Yep, I picked up that Aixun T3A on that sale and I've got me two Shelly plus one's. One of them is going into my air exchanger

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...d=TGZAHBIOM2Cd

https://www.shelly.cloud/en/products/shop/shelly-plus-1

**stj** · 12-04-2022, 09:14 PM

the shelly looks good, i presume your going to flash it with Tasmota.

**CapLeaker** · 12-05-2022, 08:42 PM

I guess that depends on what I am going to control with the Shelly. The one that goes on my air exchanger, probably not. I just want it to run on a schedule. The second one I am going to play with for a while. This one I am going to at least try Tasmota and see how that goes.

**CapLeaker** · 12-14-2022, 06:07 PM

Finally my Aixun T3A arrived. Pretty impressive little thing for its size and heats up in 3 seconds flat. Haven’t used it on any serious soldering job yet, but on all the things I used it it on so far it worked really good. If there is anything bad I can say about it so far is putting the foam on the T3A handle.

**stj** · 12-15-2022, 05:23 AM

well, the radtel is surprisingly good - and very compact!
but the charger is a joke and it's psu - lets just say hell-no!

psu is well built but the transformer is 12mm square - no way i'm trusting the seperation/isolation on that!

the charger base uses descrete current limiting and has a voltage reference and comparater to control the led colour!!
it's also only 400mA so slow as fuck.

i already stripped the board and added a TP5100 module for controlled 1A charging

**CapLeaker** · 12-18-2022, 01:23 PM

I guess you MUST post pictures. Sounds interesting!

**stj** · 12-18-2022, 01:53 PM

damn, i forgot to take pictures before i closed it - o.k. i'll open it again later

**CapLeaker** · 12-18-2022, 08:29 PM

I have also a new projects on my to do list. One of them is to convert an AliExpress UV eraser that works on 220V over to 110V using the voltage doubler trick with a full bridge rectifier and 2 capacitors.

**stj** · 12-19-2022, 04:01 AM

or just buy a ballast?

**stj** · 12-19-2022, 08:41 AM

shit radio charger

**CapLeaker** · 12-19-2022, 04:57 PM

Wtf? That came with the Radtel? Really really? How is the radio itself?

**stj** · 12-19-2022, 05:51 PM

radio is fine
https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7910
https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7911
https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7750
https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7912

**CapLeaker** · 12-23-2022, 02:40 PM

These links give me an empty page?

**stj** · 12-23-2022, 05:00 PM

https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/9665

**CapLeaker** · 12-23-2022, 06:25 PM

That worked perfect!

12-04-2022, 02:12 PM	#1
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? On the recent sale I’ve ordered a new Aixun T3A with the T245 soldering pen and it comes with the fancy pen holder. Wonder if anyone has one and if your happy with it? It’s got some decent reviews. On YouTube a guy compared it with the JBC and results were pretty darn good fur such a cheap rig.

12-04-2022, 03:16 PM	#2
diif Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Feb 2014 City & State: Midlands My Country: England I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 6,656	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? I'm very happy with mine.

12-04-2022, 03:19 PM	#3
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? I should get mine soon. Hope it is as good as everyone sez it is.

12-04-2022, 04:18 PM	#4
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,389	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? damn, i forgot about that - i should have got one on the 11:11 sale not that i wasnt blowing cash though, ordered this because it blows away a logic probe and is tiny. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001969702720.html and this - just because https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003028392011.html

12-04-2022, 06:03 PM	#5
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? stj, you still did pretty darn good with those items. I didn't even know about that Radtel. Dang! Yep, I picked up that Aixun T3A on that sale and I've got me two Shelly plus one's. One of them is going into my air exchanger https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...d=TGZAHBIOM2Cd https://www.shelly.cloud/en/products/shop/shelly-plus-1 Last edited by CapLeaker; 12-04-2022 at 06:06 PM..

12-04-2022, 09:14 PM	#6
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,389	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? the shelly looks good, i presume your going to flash it with Tasmota.

12-05-2022, 08:42 PM	#7
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? I guess that depends on what I am going to control with the Shelly. The one that goes on my air exchanger, probably not. I just want it to run on a schedule. The second one I am going to play with for a while. This one I am going to at least try Tasmota and see how that goes.

12-14-2022, 06:07 PM	#8
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? Finally my Aixun T3A arrived. Pretty impressive little thing for its size and heats up in 3 seconds flat. Haven’t used it on any serious soldering job yet, but on all the things I used it it on so far it worked really good. If there is anything bad I can say about it so far is putting the foam on the T3A handle.

12-15-2022, 05:23 AM	#9
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,389	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? well, the radtel is surprisingly good - and very compact! but the charger is a joke and it's psu - lets just say hell-no! psu is well built but the transformer is 12mm square - no way i'm trusting the seperation/isolation on that! the charger base uses descrete current limiting and has a voltage reference and comparater to control the led colour!! it's also only 400mA so slow as fuck. i already stripped the board and added a TP5100 module for controlled 1A charging

12-18-2022, 01:23 PM	#10
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? I guess you MUST post pictures. Sounds interesting!

12-18-2022, 01:53 PM	#11
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,389	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? damn, i forgot to take pictures before i closed it - o.k. i'll open it again later

12-18-2022, 08:29 PM	#12
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? I have also a new projects on my to do list. One of them is to convert an AliExpress UV eraser that works on 220V over to 110V using the voltage doubler trick with a full bridge rectifier and 2 capacitors.

12-19-2022, 04:01 AM	#13
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,389	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? or just buy a ballast?

12-19-2022, 04:57 PM	#15
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? Wtf? That came with the Radtel? Really really? How is the radio itself?

12-19-2022, 05:51 PM	#16
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,389	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? radio is fine https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7910 https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7911 https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7750 https://chirp.danplanet.com/attachments/7912

12-23-2022, 02:40 PM	#17
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? These links give me an empty page?

12-23-2022, 05:00 PM	#18
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,389	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/9665

12-23-2022, 06:25 PM	#19
CapLeaker Leaking Member Join Date: Dec 2014 City & State: Atlantic Canada My Country: Canada Line Voltage: Ground, 0Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 5,684	Re: Anyone tried or got the Aixun T3A with the T245 pen? That worked perfect!

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