FPV hardware
This is second commonly asked question. What solder to choose, what charger, etc. I have collected a list of things available from aliexpress or any other store.
- $45 Soldering iron: KSGER T12 OLED Soldering Iron Station. I’ve tried quite a few and this one is the best in terms of price. It’s a clone of Hakko soldering station and is using it’s tips. (If you have sligthly more money - go ahead and buy original). It’s tiny in size. This specific model requires external power supply. I’m using either:
- Dell Laptop 19V power supply + barrel 5.5x2.1mm adapter. Works the best for the people who has one of those around.
- USB type C power supply + PD 100W Laptop Power Charger Supply Adapter 5.5x2.1mm trigger.
- $20 Power supply: Do not buy those bullshit smoke stoppers. Buy this small power supply where you can:
- regulate voltage (to set something like 5v, ~2s, ~4s equivalent what you want).
- Set up a current cap. So if there is short-circuit it would stop power delivery.
- Shows graphs on display. You’ll need a bit of soldering to make wires for your use case (like input from type c )