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> soldering iron and supplies

While I don't own one, the TS100 [0] is supposed to be an amazing soldering iron. [1] As a plus, the hardware and software are open source. [2]

> "helping hands"

Realacc six arm third hand. [3] It's fantastic for the price.

> misc parts/supplies like wire, breadboards, switches, LEDs etc.

AliExpress? YMMV for quality though

> batteries, USB chargers, couple of PC power supplies for power supply

Can't recommend batteries or USB chargers from China, too much counterfeit junk. For PC power supplies, Seasonic is a well priced, quality brand. There are a bunch of ATX power switches available (e.g. AntMiner) on eBay for a few dollars.

[0] https://www.banggood.com/MINI-TS100-Digital-OLED-Programable...

[1] http://hackaday.com/2017/07/24/review-ts100-soldering-iron/

[2] https://github.com/Ralim/ts100

[3] https://www.banggood.com/Realacc-Strange-Third-Hand-Six-Arm-...




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