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minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·12 days agoSounds like marketing foo. I have a 10+ year old Weller station with digital temp adjustment, and I don’t recall it having a cpu and ram.
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days ago don’t recall it having a cpu So, what’s updating the display? Power supply imps?
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 days ago digital temp adjustment Digital temp adjustment is different than a sensor that tells you the exact temp at the tip. Pretty sure any 10+ year old unit is just setting a temp, not telling you the actual temp through a measurement.
Sounds like marketing foo.
I have a 10+ year old Weller station with digital temp adjustment, and I don’t recall it having a cpu and ram.
So, what’s updating the display? Power supply imps?
Digital temp adjustment is different than a sensor that tells you the exact temp at the tip.
Pretty sure any 10+ year old unit is just setting a temp, not telling you the actual temp through a measurement.