You are linking to my original thread. Do try and contact PINE64 or Amazon first and see if they will honor their so called "warranty" though otherwise get the TS101, TS100, or the SQ-001 which are all variants of the same thing.

Having said that, you can use a hot air station to remove the chip in question and the iron will continue working via the DC barrel jack without any issues; once the chip is gone it will safely run off 24V & 3A too. The USB port will still work to upgrade the firmware as well.