FS: [SOLD] Universal Soldering Iron 5.2 Complete BOM + Boards ($50) - Page 1
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author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2020, 01:48:23 am
content: Hey all, I figured it's time to clean up my lab a bit and start letting go of my electronics-hoarding tendencies...I ordered this kit 3 years ago, all excited to put it together. Then life got in the way, and 3 job changes + a cross country move later I went from having lots of time and no money to having lots of money and no time, as it happens. Nowadays I'm considerably less interested in building the tools and more interested in focusing on the products.That said! I really don't want to toss this stuff nor do I want it to sit on a shelf for the next 30 years. Everything here is completely new, untouched. It went from the Digikey box to a bin and sat there for 3 years. None of the bags have been opened. Hopefully one of y'all is interested.This is, of course, for the famous Unisolder kit, specifically the 5.2 version. It seems it's still current but I leave it to you to judge:https://github.com/sparkybg/UniSolder-5.2The kit also includes 5x of each board including the sleep trigger/detector for the iron stand. These were sourced from PCBWin which after going through a couple dozen suppliers has become my hands-down favorite for the last 6 or so years.Link to the DigiKey cart of the full BOM:https://www.digikey.com/short/z1fqv2The following stuff is included in the kit but doesn't show up in that Digikey BOM:1x MCP6V28-E/SN - Opamp - Minimum QTY is now 3003x P8012S - Tactile Switch - Minimum QTY now 5k1x 1N6287AGOS - TVS Diode - OOS/Obsolete1x PG164130 - PicKit 3 Programmer - OOSPics are too big to attach so I just dumped them on Imgur here: Pics of everything:https://imgur.com/a/BuGwRbbI didn't lay all the bags out nicely for the photo because there are 104 of them, but it's all here!The original packing list will also be included. I think $125 is a pretty fair price for everything + PCBs, but let me know if you disagree. Plus I added reference designators from the Unisolder gerber to every item in the DigiKey BOM, meaning they are printed on each bag as well which will definitely save you some time hunting for the next component to solder.Thanks!EDIT: Forgot to mention! The OLED screen is missing from that BOM. Luckily I have a hundred or so of them left over from a previous startup. I'll throw in 5 with the kit because why not. Pics of the OLEDs:https://imgur.com/a/SYxlOBwEDIT: Dropped to $100.EDIT2: OLEDs are blue, forgot to mention.EDIT3: Dropped to $50.

author: Ismsanmar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2020, 10:43:40 am
content: A really bad timing putting those into sale, taking into account that Sparky has just released a 4 layer board design, with better noise handling and better compatibility with bigger OLED screens.

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2020, 07:34:25 pm
content: Interesting...bad timing indeed. Got a link handy to the new design? I've been googling for about 15 minutes now and I can't find any mention of it on EEVBlog or the 5.2 git. Maybe somewhere in the Dangerous Prototypes thread but it's about 280 pages...In the meantime, I'll drop this down to $100.

author: Ismsanmar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2020, 10:55:27 pm
content: In the git that you has put on the first post, on the gerber and schematic folders, the one called 5.2C is the four layer version.http://dangerousprototypes.com/forum/index.php?topic=7218.msg71980#msg71980But that said, being your components original (without chinese parts), the price is a steal. If it no were because of the shipping cost, I would be ordering your kit.In any case, would you send the kit abroad? And if so, how much would the shipping to Spain be?

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2020, 01:59:56 am
content: I just did a couple of quick quotes to a random address in Madrid, with both Fedex and DHL. Both were $200+.I'm just a guy, unfortunately. No business shipping account, so shipping companies tend to charge 10x what they charge any business customer.

author: DaJMasta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2020, 03:56:41 am
content: If you can, USPS has the best rates for international shipping out of the US, by far. For a couple of pounds it should be around the $50 ballpark for priority international (maybe a bit more at retail).

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2020, 10:49:21 am
content: Good point, I can take a look there. I'm always wary of USPS and the multiple handoffs to various postal services vs. having it remain in the hands of one carrier. But hey can't argue the savings.Only other thing I can think of is just throwing it on my eBay store and letting you order from there. Then you get some of those sweet sweet carrier discounts. They also have an international shipping system set up and you can preview the cost, but I've never done international shipping through eBay so it's new to me.

author: Ismsanmar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2020, 07:54:21 pm
content: If you can, try USPS first. In my case they have never given me problems in terms of receiving packages. And f the cost is still high, then I wouldn't mind making the purchase through your eBay store, but I would like to avoid the cost of the eBay commission.

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2020, 11:31:02 pm
content: Just checked with USPS, cheapest option is a hair under $70.

author: Ismsanmar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2020, 12:21:32 am
content: That is almost the price of the kit. Well, in this case, if it is not a nuisance, please try with eBay. At least the GSP should have a better price, but it's usually the slowest option, since it has to go through at least 3 transport companies.

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2020, 08:12:51 am
content: I made a listing here:https://www.ebay.com/itm/303820760564Ignore the price, that's just so nobody else buys it. For what it's worth I tried to calculate shipping through eBay using USPS at their rates and it came out almost exactly the same: $68. Maybe you'll have better luck, let me know what cost it shows you.

author: Ismsanmar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 23, 2020, 06:33:14 am
content: In my case, this is what it says to me: "The seller has not specified a shipping method to Spain. Contact the seller- opens in a new window or tab and request shipping to your location."It seem that this item doesn't follow the Global Shipping Program rules, because on your other listings, I can see a proper shipping price.I'd better leave it here, so I don't waste any more of your time. In any case, as I told you in a previous post, at this price I don't think you have any problem finding a buyer.Greetings.

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 23, 2020, 07:57:30 am
content: Ahhh crap, my mistake. I just went back to look at the listing: it wasn't enough to just select "International Shipping" you have to also specify the services and which regions each service will serve. Like I said I haven't used eBay international before so I consider this a learning experience.Since I've come this far I went ahead and updated it. It should work for you now. I just checked with the "Estimate Shipping" tool and it showed $57 to Spain using the eBay international service. 6-25 days.

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2020, 10:11:24 pm
content: Dropping to 50 bucks. Next step is the dumpster.

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 01, 2021, 08:29:58 pm
content: How much is shiping to Norway?EDIT: Not interested, sorry. I've tried to assemble this kit twice now with no luck, already spent more money trying to get this board working than the price of a new Ersa/Weller/Hakko soldering station.

author: lucatz
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 02, 2021, 03:58:16 pm
content: Hi SVFeingoldListing ended. I would entertain if shipping was low enough. Ebay listing says 46USD...little high.Let me knowTksLooks like they are gone sorry

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 02, 2021, 07:23:37 pm
content: Yep someone already grabbed it. It seems like shipping doubles when anything has to cross the border. Even to Canada.

author: sparkybg
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2021, 05:12:30 pm
content: Quote from: SVFeingold on December 20, 2020, 07:34:25 pmThe differences is not that great. And the PCBs for 5.2C can be ordered from many places already. The differences in the BOM are next to nothing.Most of the people that had problems using 2.42 display either had a really nasty display with noisy power supply on it, or really nasty wiring. A guy in the thread showed 5.2 (not C) version with noise as low as on my boards.

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2021, 05:55:17 am
content: In that case the guy that bought the whole kit for $50 got a pretty good deal.

author: Ground_Loop
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2021, 02:18:35 am
content: Quote from: SVFeingold on January 20, 2021, 05:55:17 amThat's for sure! It even came with NIB PICKit3. The irony is that I just got a ADS 200. I'll give it a go anyway. Thanks again😀.

author: Ground_Loop
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2021, 12:40:55 am
content: Quote from: Ground_Loop on January 22, 2021, 02:18:35 amAnd here it is completed with TD-200 handle and encoder option.

author: SVFeingold
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2021, 02:01:02 am
content: Beautiful! Glad you got it working. Anything missing from the kit?

author: Ground_Loop
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2021, 10:48:17 am
content: Nope, nothing missing. The component package labeling was perfect. Unrelated, I'm having trouble getting code downloaded to the handle sensor. It would be nice to have that part working.

author: FriedEngineer
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 27, 2021, 02:16:13 pm
content: That looks awesome, well done! I'm working on building my 5.2c right now.