@tech.shit I was like who is this random dude giving me advice? And then I realized it was you 
That profile pic 
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120mm 120v Fan from funny enough an air conditioner.
This one sucks but it’s basically the same thing… and I wired the guts from a 120v led light bulb into it too
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no filter 
Naaa, i run a really big ass hepa filter or two with 20sq ft of filter surface area and then use a fast little fan to keep the smoke out of my face. My air quality is immaculate 
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Yes the ralim firmware is fantastic and updating it is easy.
I use one of my LiPo smart chargers set to 10A and 28v if I’m looking for max power. More voltage makes more current flow too so it’s a big difference to about 80 watts. But the iron doesnt draw max power for more than a second even soldering 8awg with a wide tip so I think transferring heat is the issue.
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Mine just came in the mail, keen to start using it, any settings recommendations?
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Thanks. I had been considering using one of my CCCV voltage boosters, that i use as chargers, to feed my TS101 28v, and get full wattage from it, but thought perhaps the switching noise might screw it up.
I have a cheap, nearly useless digital 110v soldering iron, and was using an inverter, to be able to use a DC inline wattmeter to see the wattage draw, and the Noisy modified square wave prevented the iron from heating at all.
The guy who gave me tips when I was first trying to learn soldering, stressed not having to apply the heat for too long with an underpowered iron, and my mindset is still locked there.
Tucker’s video, I started stressing the time it was taking.
530 Celsius ftw on 8 guage 
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Show us ya crimper! I been soldering my crimp connectors like a savage 
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Hydraulic crimper dies are often undersized, allowing for one to easily over crimp, and the dreaded ‘crimp ears’ are the visual result.
I have had a few ring terminal lugs with crimp ears fail. I noticed a lot lower voltage than I was expecting under a high load, and the termnal was fjnger burning hot right at the crimp.
More than half the wire stranding had sheared at the edge of the crimp, and I was able to break the other half off just bending it back and forth.
That said i have other overcrimps with small ears that seem to have no issues. I started dremeling the sharp edges off so the heatshrink was not getting tweaked there, and to hide the ears.
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Joints accepted! Impressive!
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The door is open for stupid shit as long as joint is involved. So let it rip, the more other people show their ass, the more normal I become. It’s a win for everyone!
lets go!
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