I saw a deal pop up for Pinecils, and took a gamble. There’s been a little bit of buzz about their next generation model, but they don’t seem to be making a big deal of it on their website. So when I bought them, I wasn’t 100% sure I’d be getting the V2 product.
But since the offer did mention “short tip,” I assumed it was probably the V2 product, because the increased power and short tip are what distinguishes V2.
Here’s the V2 next to the previous version. You can see the difference in tip length and the difference in power spec.
From one write-up I found, the combination of increased power and short tip (less mass to heat up) results in ridiculously fast heat-up time. And yes, it has definitely improved. With my battery bank (EasyLonger 65W PD) heat-up time is down to about 6 seconds. As you can see, it will happily accept more PD power now. I have a 100W PD bank from a Kickstarter coming soon. Some reports indicate that with the right power, heat-up time is down to near-instant, which is amazing.