Mini Review and Comparison of FX-888D and WE1010
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.
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