Compares well to the WE1010. The soldering iron handles comfortably. The button interface requires a little getting used to it, but is actually quite easy to learn, the programmable Presets are more than adequate for soldering situations normally encountered. The soldering iron stand is well thought out and is stable enough. Curiously, the form grows on you. First it looks like a toy. After a while it seems quite nice. When soldering large copper areas, both the WE1010 and the Hakko handle it quite well. Do not use cheap clone tips. The problem with the cheap chinese clone tips is, that they are considerably oversized and loose a lot of heat. The wall thickness is also less. The only easy to get good heat transfer with those tips is to find some thin coper foil to push the tip to touch the heater. But be careful to have a sliding fit. The ceramic heater could break. I definitely recommended it together with the WE1010. You can't go wrong with either. Being a traditional heater tip design for both brands mean, they will never be on par with the likes of Metcal, ADS200 or JBC or FX-951. Anybody, who understands this, will be well served with the Hakko. If you have to solder power SMD devices on multilayer boards, then I do not recommend it. You need an iron such as the ADS200 or JBC. For anything else with less power requirement, you will be well served.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Hello. I've been repairing tvs for a long time. I have had several soldering irons over the years and I finally decided to buy a nice one. This one has plenty of power and stays at the temp you set it. If you repair any type of electronics this is a must have. I have used it now for a few days and it took a little getting used to just the style of iron but I have no complaints. It's like they engineered this just the way you want it to be and should be. Couldn't be happier. If your in the market for a high quality soldering iron station. This is hands down best in the market for the professional or the hobbiest. Do your research and you will see this is the one to buy. Great quality
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Advertised as lightly used for demo, was like new for great price! Works fantastic, heats fast, easy temperature adjustments and compact size. Works perfectly even bigger (10-12) gauge wires. Worked great on my car stereo upgrade project and it is perfect for my modeling hobby!
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It has no sleep timer, which is pretty much standard on every decent soldering iron today. Even a $35 setup will come with this safety feature. The tech is nothing new and costs the manufacturer pennies to include. There are also other features that they could include for this price. This model is the most basic of basic. Also, the control box gets very hot, while heat from the iron dissipates more rapidly than it is produced. Build quality & materials used seem ok.
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This soldering station works as expected. The reviews on it are accurate. The pencil is light, the speed to heat the iron is very quick. I have an old (over 50 year old Weller 120v pencil iron that I bought new and I’ve built many projects with. In the old Heathkit days I built color TV’s, stereos, etc. and a VTVM that I still use. My Weller soldering iron still works well, but I’ll probably never use it again as this Hakko unit heats up fast and has better heat recovery than my old Weller. The cleaning station/ iron holder is great too. I’ve used the analog Weller soldering station units at my last job. They work great too, but they take longer to heat up. No big deal really. But this Hakko is very fast. You are soldering almost as soon as you sit down to the task and pickup the iron. I’m impressed with it all around. The instructions are weird. Kinda Japanese/Engrish engineer/ incomplete thoughts on paper type. You’re not going to figure their settings combinations out without previous knowledge. The instructions won’t get you there. If you go to Hakko’s website and look the unit up, the instructions are the same. But if you look for the videos it shows much better how to set the unit. Especially when you want to use the auto-temp presets. But the videos are labeled weirdly too. You have to watch a couple before you get the one you want. It’s the weirdness I have grown accustomed to from all the Japanese/Chinese import instructions. Kinda like a mind game to sort out what you need and what you don’t. It is something I don’t understand still tho. I’ve met engineers from many different countries that have gone to school in the US and are quite fluent in English. Overall I rate this as an excellent iron. Only 4 stars because there’s always room for improvement. And the crazy and incomplete instructions. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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I could have saved myself a lot of time, hear ache, work and money if I would have just bought one if these things years ago. Thought the cheapo pencil iron was economical and the way to go because I could get something stuck together decently. Thought a soldering station couldn't be that much better. Well, I was wrong. The Hakko FX888D is worth every penny, possibly double. I solder a lot of guitar wiring and electronics and this thing is light years ahead of anything I've ever used. Save yourself now and go ahead and buy one. You won't regret it.
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I have used a few lower-quality irons over the years and this blows them all away. It gets to temp in about 20 seconds, and stays hot even when wiped on a wet sponge. This thing is great. I am very satisfied. It's also worth mentioning that you can get third-party tips for these for much cheaper than the hakko-branded tips, and they perform very well and last a long time if you tin the tip when you are done working and only clean it when you start working again.
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I have always just used a cheap soldering iron or pen. The Hakko FX888D is a whole new fantastic world! Soldering is so much easier and faster now. Seems to be very good quality. Should last for a very long time.
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From box to bench it was really straight forward. Turn power switch on and its default setting is 750. Iron was ready to use 20seconds from switching on. Ceramic iron holder, sponge and dry cleaning is very nice. The iron itself is comfortable and feels sturdy. The cord is very limber, doesn't feel like your dragging a cord behind. If you are used to using hakko's more elite equipment this will feel really close to what your used to. Minus programmable tips, and stored memory settings. All in all I would make this purchase again.
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Original Hakko is a very good station no questions asked ! If you live in a 220/240v country you need an adapter or to change the internal transformer which is what I did, not that hard really . The seller included one free chisel tip that's great. A must have station !!!
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