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TS100 USB-C easy and cheap hack

Just a quick hack how to power TS100 soldering iron using power bank with Power Delivery

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ts100 soldering iron USB-C Pd power delivery quick hack trigger power bank

This project was created on 01/12/2020 and last updated 9 months ago.

Description

TS100 is my favorite mobile soldering iron.
It is small, handy and powerful but 6S LiPo battery which I was using to power this is not handy at all.
So I made this simple and cheap hack to power TS100 using power bank.

You need:
USB-C PD Trigger: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000124529027.html
DC CONNECTOR: 5.5mm x 2.5mm
Cable: USB-C USB-C
Power Bank: BASEUS POWER-BANK 20000 mAh (15V 20W)

You can use a better power bank with 20V PD and get more power but I already have this cheap Baseus one with 15V PD and it works very well.
You can also use wall charger with PD.
USB-C PD Trigger is 2.5$ adapter that triggers higher available power mode form power bank.
Use regular USB-C cable to connect it together. (Thunderbolt 3 cable is also OK)

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  • 1 × USB-C PD Trigger 20V https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000124529027.html
  • 1 × DC CONNECTOR 5.5mm x 2.5mm
  • 1 × Power Bank with Pover Delivery
  • 1 × USB Cable USB-C USB-C
  • 1 × 2 wire cable

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rafununu wrote 01/15/2020 at 05:56 • point

How can they deliver 20A (or more !) in USB connectors ?

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