04-21-2022, 10:31 AM
I purchased my Pinecil back in April, and it was useful one time in the field.
The other day I wanted to upgrade to IronOS from 2.15 (stock) to 2.18, and the device appeared to not boot but would DFU.
After some digging, I discovered the issue was with bad soldering on the OLED connector. Sure enough, after a reflow, I was able to upgrade.
Unfortunately, it appears the LCD is dead after a few minutes use.
I expect that the Pinecil is out of warranty. Does anyone happen to know the part# for the OLED LCD module? I'd like to try to replace it if possible.
I'm really disappointed with the build quality on the Pinecil, and this really leaves a negative impression of the Pine brand. I buy a *lot* of commodity electronics from CN/TW and even when the build quality is questionable, it usually will function reliably. Not so with the Pinecil.
The other day I wanted to upgrade to IronOS from 2.15 (stock) to 2.18, and the device appeared to not boot but would DFU.
After some digging, I discovered the issue was with bad soldering on the OLED connector. Sure enough, after a reflow, I was able to upgrade.
Unfortunately, it appears the LCD is dead after a few minutes use.
I expect that the Pinecil is out of warranty. Does anyone happen to know the part# for the OLED LCD module? I'd like to try to replace it if possible.
I'm really disappointed with the build quality on the Pinecil, and this really leaves a negative impression of the Pine brand. I buy a *lot* of commodity electronics from CN/TW and even when the build quality is questionable, it usually will function reliably. Not so with the Pinecil.