Digital Soldering Station with Chisel Tip Pack T18-D08/D12/D24/D32/S3

I’m using this for stained glass soldering and it is wonderful! The accurate temperature control has helped me improve the quality of my work!!

I bought this after reading good reviews across the internet about this thing. I have always been a Weller guy, and Ive been quite happy with my Wellers. Needing a second soldering station, I opted to try something new, maybe Ill like it just as much or better, right? WRONG!!! This thing works about as good as the $15 electric stick you buy at El Cheapo. It will heat EVERYTHING up except the solder! Trying to work on a circuit board??FORGET IT!!!! AINT HAPPENING!!! I put this up on the highest temp setting HOPING it will melt solder on my board. Nope. Im going to melt boards if I continue to use this. WASTE OF MY MONEY!!!! I guess Im a Weller guy for life Kevin Clark-Misfit Garage

I have had a low-end Weller iron for ages. I always just assumed warming up the soldering iron involved plugging it in, leaving the room for a while, and then coming back. This thing heats up FAST. The digital readout is great as it shows me exactly where the temperature is. I do wish they would have just put in two buttons for temperature adjustment. That is the most common function, and its kinda sad you have to adjust the temperature digit by digit.

Seems heavy duty came with a number of different tips does not turn off after a minute like some other brands I have owned

Really like this solder iron. Performing excellently for over 3 months now.

Used for stippling plastic and digital control allowed to zero in on best temperature to melt for texture without scorching or discoloring.

So much better than my old $20 solder station. melts solder so i dont have to hold the iron on a spot in worry that the component will overheat.

I am an Electric Engineer of 45 years with much soldering experience. I have to say, the Hakko FX888D-23Y soldering station that I purchased from B+D Enterprises through Amazon is priced and built well and performs as well or better than the Weller (or many other similar) soldering stations in the same or even higher price range. The product I purchased from Amazon is the genuine Hakko product (not a counterfeit one!) which I bought for my home work bench because my old Weller soldering station heating element died. I was thinking about getting another Weller, but was disenchanted with the quality, price and many reviews from buyers who were not happy with the quality or reliability of the more recent Weller products (It seems Weller quality and reliability has suffered in the past decade). My Hakko FX888D has a very wide, controlled temperature range and reaches the desired temperature very quickly (<30 seconds) and holds it well even when soldering something that has a lot of thermal mass. I really like the compact size and the separate soldering stand for the soldering pencil. Having the solder cleaning sponge and cleaning wire in the stand is really nice too! The soldering pencil is also compact, lightweight and very comfortable to hold. The users manual was awkward but, with some effort, I was able to figure everything out. I strongly recommend downloading the latest online version of the users manual because it is much more complete than the instructions that shipped with the product. Yes, the temperature can be manually adjusted, but I like having the five temperature presets, which are custom programable and it is a breeze to quickly choose one of the desired temperatures. Once its set up, its very easy to use. I also do RC airplane modeling, so I set one of my presets to 500 deg. F, which is a good temperature for well controlled cutting and melting of holes in plastic without burning it. If you buy the Hakko FX888D soldering station, I dont think you would be disappointed. (No one compensated, paid or asked me to write this review)

Top quality package, and works great.

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