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

This thing is awesome.

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I think this product is great!!! Easy to use, easy to get tips for it based on what kind of work you want to do....

Does great.Enjoy using.Plugged it up and did temperature test first thing.47 degrees Fahrenheit off.Done factory reset procedure .Checked and doubled check .Now it right on the dot.Feels very comfortable using.So many irons have to large in diameter to hold onto while soldering. Not this one.Just an all around pleasure to use.

I cant bring myself to study the manual long enough to understand this. Ive glanced at it, but it feels beneath me to have to fully dive into it when all I want to do is change the temperature on a device outfitted with a digital display and buttons. I mash buttons randomly and sometimes get numbers to change, and Im just gonna assume thats changing the temperature. On my friends soldering iron, controlling that is done with a knob and a display. Its so simple. How do you screw that up? The aesthetic guy was so focused on going for that Fisher Price look (on a device that ultimately will only ever sit in a room/location which is exempt from interior design Feng shui critique) that he convinced the other board members to cut down the control inputs from probably 4 buttons and a knob to just 2 buttons. The interface is so devoid of practicality that I envision Mr. Hakko CEOs child, nearly finished pursuing his newfangled Industrial Design bachelors degree, entitled with a textbook-nepotism internship at his old mans company, eager to flex those bold, striking lines and shapes into one of their products. He stares at his drawings for so long that hes lost touch and convinces himself that this is a good look with a real statement, and thanks to his pull up at the top of the chain, the company now produces this. The iron works fine as far as I can tell, but not much better than the cheapo ones Ive used before, though I wont dock points there because the stand is nice. But that interface... Thats where the stars are lost.

Hubby very happy with this gift

Why didnt I buy this years ago! Seriously! I have a fair collection of irons, single wattage, switch selectable, etc. all from big box or Radio Shack. Now, Ive been soldering since I was around 4-5 (dad worked in repairs) I can honestly say Ive never had it so good.

This iron is great. Dont let the colors fool you. My impression from the pics made it look plasticy. This assumption was wrong. It is all metal. I would purchase again.

The soldering iron is grate it heats up extremely fast and all the tips that came with it are nice Easy to change the soldering tips and being eletro statick discharge or esd safe is grate.

I was in need to repair the solder joints in one of the computer modules in my car. I own a couple of soldering irons, the 10-dollar plug-and-play type. In the past, I have tried a dozen soldering projects, and everyone of them was a harrowing and painful experience. The results ranged from mediocre to utter failure. Because fixing the module myself would save me a lot of money, I invested the time to find out why I couldnt solder for my life. Apparently, my technique was bad as I didnt get the parts hot enough to melt the solder properly, partly because I would use a tip that was too thin for the task at hand, partly because I would not keep the tip tinned but let it oxidize, thus impairing the heat transfer. Another factor was apparently the thickness of the soldering wire, thinner being easier to obtain a good soldering joint. Being able to control the temperature could also be a factor. In general, I would end up melting blobs of solder over the metal parts and hope for the best. I now know I was making cold joints that provide a poor connection because the solder does not fuse with the metal. Instead, the parts to be soldered become juxtaposed rather than fused. I went all in, bought this soldering station, with the additional tip selection, bought some good quality Kester rosin core 63/37 0.020-in solder, the Kotto Strong Suction Hose Fume Smoke Absorber, a silicone mat, a third hand, a small vise (PanaVise Model 201 Junior), and other accessories such as a Hakko-CHP-170 Micro Cutter and a IRWIN VISE-GRIP Wire Stripper. I can now get solder joint that are as good-looking as the ones you see in youtube videos from experienced people. I could do it well from the first try. I fixed the car module perfectly. Then, I successfully built a digital clock using a soldering-practice kit. I soldered some wires to install a rearview camera in my car, and fixed a loose contact in a balanced connector from a Hi-Fi headphones I own. I dont know if I needed this soldering station to become proficient at soldering (I usually leave it at 750F and change the tip size rather than modify the temperature), but I love my Hakko station. I now enjoy soldering and look forward to new soldering projects. I wholeheartedly recommend this soldering station.