I have a TS100 and solder with a 6S graphene LiPo, does 10AWG no problems. Same tip as above for extra heat storage.
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I was using a Ersa Digital 2000A for some time. And boi, it is heating up fast and is powerful.
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Where do you guys get the power supply from? Other than batteries
according to this you can use a laptop style 12-24v charger/power supply, and amazon has plenty of those.
I think it should be noted that it’s a decent iron and really great for soldering “in the field” but if you have the space and money you should opt for a branded station. Safer, hotter, more durable.
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Except the TS80 beats many benchtop irons in all three of those…
It is powered through usb-c.
But Dave from EEVBLOG has shown that wellers are not safe so 
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I use my ts100 for my RC needs since it’s light and compact. Open source support too.
Edit:
I didn’t know he started supporting TS80s now.
How many volts does the TS 80 take?
Hook it up to any quick-charge capable powerbank or charger and you’re good to go.
Wouldn’t that be incredibly low powered though? Since most powerbanks only work at 5 volts
Yeah, my ts100 is better than my hacko benchtop for what I do with it.
Do it do it do it
UY CHAN Upgraded Original TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Pocket-size Smart Mini Outdoor Portable Soldering Iron Station Kit Embedded Interface DC5525 Acceleration Sensors STM32 Chip Fast Heat (B2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDTO6X7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_IYx6DbNFW37TD
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QUICK CHARGE power bank 
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Oh, my bad.
For people coming in to this and wanting to buy. Cliffnotes from below testing.
TS80 is aluminium vs TS100 plastic, slightly smaller, has a removable grip and USB-C vs 5.5 barrel.
TS80 takes double the time to heat up to 400ish C but we’re talking 10 seconds more here. It also loses heat faster in use.
TLDR; You’re probably better off buying TS100 over a TS80.
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Except MarcoRep’s review literally shows it soldering to a ground plane twice as fast as the TS100. One moment. 7:30
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I got the TS80, had it for a year and a half. Friend has the TS100. Tried both. They both work very well. Build quality is nicer on the TS80. if you care about that.
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the real deal and hilarious
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That’s interesting to see. I wrote that all above but I’ll still buy the TS80 because:
I do care about build quality and 10 seconds is nothing to me for the limited soldering I do personally.
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I needed this thread. Been thinking about a new soldering iron ever since I finally tried a quality one.
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