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Open Source Soldering Iron firmware
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TS80P not heating up, thermal runaway? #1422

Closed kiararey closed 1 year ago

kiararey commented 2 years ago

I was getting an error on my iron saying "low-vol" and I updated to version 2.19 and now the iron heats up extremely slowly, not even reaching 300C, before saying "thermal runaway" and cooling down.

How can I fix this?

Ralim commented 2 years ago

"Low-Vol" is an error from the Miniware software. This firmware doesnt have that limit in that it will let you heat up on 5V, but if you are doing something that tries to pull tooo much heat you will trip thermal runaway (which is there to detect hardware failures).

Most likely you are not running the device at 9/12V but instead at 5V which is not really supported.

kiararey commented 2 years ago

Yeah low vol was on the previous firmware before I updated. How can I check at what voltage I am running the device?

kiararey commented 2 years ago

Ok I figured out how to check Vin and indeed it is 5V. Not sure how to fix this though as multiple cables and multiple plugs, including all the ones I used in the past, are showing 5V :(

Ralim commented 2 years ago

I would start by providing the information in the template that was not filled out: What charger are you using + what cable type are you using with it?

Usually the main suspect is using a QuickCharge adaptor rather than the far superior USB-PD.

kiararey commented 2 years ago

Sure. Like I said before, I’ve tried several cables and several connectors including:

As for the converters or power source, I’ve tried:

Ralim commented 2 years ago

When you installed IronOS did you get a warning about the PD chip?

I would be wondering if you have a hardware issue.

An Apple C to C cable with the Apple USB-C power adaptor is known to work totally fine. It should at the least give you 9V. Also the Nintendo Switch USB-C charger is known to work as well.

I strongly suggest not using any USB-A connections anywhere; as that will prevent you being able to use USB-PD.

If none of the USB-PD sources are working; I would try a forced settings reset in the menu (menu -> Advanced). If that still doesnt work; its quite possibly a hardware issue to be suspect of.

kiararey commented 2 years ago

I did a factory reset and the problem is still occurring. I'll try to check the internals of the iron.

River-Mochi commented 2 years ago

@kiararey a lot of low cost PD USB-C chargers ($10-$20)online that would give more power and better performance than trying to get the minimal power to the iron.
if it's PD usb-C charger it negotiates to lower power or higher power for whatever the iron asks for so you could get a higher PD45w charger too. just saw ones on amazon and aliexpress for $10 (search for TS80P usb-c charger, many types work even ones not labeled for ts80P).

using a C<-->C cable would be better as it will work with PD (Power Delivery on usb-C chargers) which smartly does PD negotiation with the Iron.

Straight from your laptop/PC is most likely just low 5V port and too low to do anything more than just firmware updates. most phone chargers are also too low at only 5V.

Also recommend contacting Miniware or the seller directly if there is an issue with the hardware not working with their published specs for minimum voltage required listed on the Miniware website. QC and PD are different, PD is using a usb-C to usb-C cable end to end (no wider usb-A port at all and PD is better as Ralim mentioned).

discip commented 1 year ago

@kiararey Is your issue solved by now? If so please close. 😊

thanks

kiararey commented 1 year ago

I had to reset to factory OS but it worked then with a new USB-C PD charger. I’ll go ahead and close the issue.