Oooh thank you!
It says it has a US plug and not to plug in directly to a 240v socket. Do you know if it needs a step-down converter?
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It says it has a US plug and not to plug in directly to a 240v socket. Do you know if it needs a step-down converter?
Hmm, are you looking at it on the UK site? As far as I know it comes with a 3 pin plug… it’s the UK version
Yes it's the UK site, I just checked, The second image they post.
Under the big blue text.
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Hah the image really confuses me with that one what the heck?Well that's as clear as mud then
In the main Description they have this:
RODUCT DETAILS INFORMATION:
- Power: 72 watts
- Adjustable temperature: 150°C-480°C
- Fast heating: 6-8 seconds (Please be careful not to get burned)
- Voltage: 220 V ~ 240 V AC, 50 Hz
I would assume they are just lazy and just made one set of pictures/slides. None of the reviews mention anything about it being a US plug and the part number is UK-ST12A, so presumably the UK variant. It's dispatched by Amazon so uses their returns, so if it turns up and is the US model, it's an easy return.
Just buy it, you’re overthinking it. Worst case, send it back
You are right! Thank you. Let's get learning to not burn my fingers!
A nice soldering station that was released recently is the GEEBOON TC22 245KIT on Aliexpress, combine that with some chisel tips 245-3.2D, 245-2.2D, 245-5D
would be a nice setup. Also on Aliexpress you can search for soldering practice kits to practice.
Get yourself some good solder too. Vince uses this one (amongst others)…
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Seems to say 3-7mths delivery, but I’m sure it’ll be less than that.
I realise your post was old but I happen to have some very nice 3ds systems ATM. If you haven't got one yet I've had a very nice UK white 3ds XL just come in and before I had to leave the country I was building up a nice purple og 3ds that I just need to finish.
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Doesn't show all capacitors being replaced, but just the clock capacitor, and there is also a link in the description to confirm the revision.
**Edit**Clock Capacitor
The clock capacitor is a small supercap which allows the Xbox to keep track of time for up to about three hours after losing mains power. The black caps found within 1.0-1.4 models (plus their debug counterparts) are of low quality and prone to leaking a strongly basic (alkaline) fluid. While...consolemods.org
Link to the full capacitor info:
Capacitor Replacement
Between 1999 and 2007 a miscopied formula of capacitor electrolytes caused a 'higher-than-expected' failure rates in what's now known as the 'capacitor plague'. The elektrolyte caused corrosion and gas generation.. If the elektrolyte leaks over the motherboard it can cause damage to the...
I probably wouldn't bother changing all it's caps i think I would just look towards the clock cap on the og Xbox otherwise I've never seen one with bad caps tbh. Only the clock cap seems to leak and ruin the board. I bet if you test esr etc on the rest of em they would be fine.
I won't work on the 3rd party unless it's something expensive and worth working on but Xbox pads are an easy fix if you want them sorted. Depending on what controllers they are.. either Xbox one or series depends on what options / upgrades in terms of stick are available.
All good bud and still not a problem.
Good to have you back mate, hope all's well
Lets just say that when you get to my age death is something you seem to have to deal with pretty often.
Yes indeed custom shell TMR upgraded modules