Intro
My cheap plug in hot glue gun died and looking for a replacement I found this: the Bosch GluePen
What does it do? itβs a hot glue gun for 7 mm glue sticks that warms up in 15 seconds. Charges via micro USB.
Much better than my old one that needed ~5 minutes to warm up for probably half a minute of gluing. I am very happy because of the fastΒ warm up, wireless operation and small size. Battery should last 30 minutes and you get the low warning when there is 1/3 left, which I find enough.
You can grab one fromΒ Amazon.deΒ orΒ Amazon.frΒ orAmazon.ukΒ orΒ Amazon.itΒ paying the same low price and helping support my website.
On the right side we can see the fuse and aΒ IRF3711ZΒ 6mΞ© 20V HEXFET driving the heating element. At the glue melting end there is no temperature sensor, they are probably relying on the positive thermal coefficient of the heating element to achieve a rather stable temperature, as the manual quotes βapproximately 170 Β°Cβ. Also there is a step up converter β used to generate ~12 V to drive the gate of the tranzistor, to keep it in the low ohmic region.
There does not appear to be any form of electronic temperature regulation β even after 3 minutes since I turned it ON the device maintains 12 V constantly at the gate of the tranzistor, no PWM or anything.
for mor detail: Bosch glue pen teardown
