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JBC HD-2B Solering Station
A heavy duty soldering station modified to work with non-heavy-duty tips.
Donated by q3k after he bought a bunch from a Kleinanzeigen seller who imported them from some Romanian factory.
Accessories
Takes JBC C245xxx tips/cartridges, range available here: https://www.jbctools.com/c245-cartridges-for-t245-handpiece-product-19.html
Do not buy cheap knockoffs! The legit ones are worth the price.
Modifications
This was a 48V/T470 station by default, but it has been modified to provide 24V instead. This allows for smaller, C245 series cartridges.
If you want to use heavy duty C470/48V tips/cartridges, you can modify the station to be switchable between 24/48V - there's a footprint for a DPDT switch on the custom PCB that has been hacked into to it for voltage conversion.