Hakko FX888D,T18-B,BL,I,D24,D32,C05,S7,599-029 Soldering Station with T18-B/BL/I/D24/D32/C05/S7/599-029

Wow! This is the first soldering iron I’ve ever purchased, and I’m beyond pleased with it!! I make custom neon LED signs, & this was a great investment. I’ve only ever used it for the purpose of making neon LED signs (which involves tinning & soldering electrical wires to soldering pads on cut LED segments), but in terms of value, precision, and efficiency it gets an A+ from me! If you have any questions / concerns feel free to find me on Instagram! Best, @marysels

I got this station to replace my antique Weller that finally gave up the ghost. I really like this station, and wish I had upgraded earlier. The iron heats up very quickly, which is awesome, and maintains heat well. The only thing I do not like about it are the controls. Its easy for a first-timer (or second-timer, if they forget!) to screw up the calibration on the unit, when they think they are changing the temperature. Obviously, this is user error, but they could have made it more intuitive (or maybe more difficult to get into the calibration?). Id definitely recommend this station (and have done so many times). Everyone I know that has used one really likes it.

Awesome arrived as advertised will buy again

Great product for the money.

I was considering another Weller iron, but liked the additional power (50W) of the Hakko. I have to say that after using this, I am very impressed with how fast the iron heats up and with the larger tip, heat transfer to the larger components I was installing. Great range of tip from the very fine pencil tip to a broad chisel tip.

This is on of those tools that I wonder why I didnt buy one sooner. I solder fairly regularly, and have been using a bunch of cheap pencil irons for years. They mostly got the job done, but just lacked any kind of finesse for doing more delicate work and the tips on them never lasted. This Hakko has made soldering so much easier it isnt funny, if Im soldering wires together, I turn up the heat a bit. For smaller stuff, I turn it down just to where I need it. It is nice not having to worry (as much) about overheating a component because you know youre using just the right amount of heat instead of whatever the iron puts out. Perhaps the biggest advantage of a station like this is that it maintains that temperature as you solder, which is huge when youre soldering a component or trace that tends to sink a lot of heat. My only minor gripe is the way you have to adjust the temperature. It isnt as apocolptically difficult as some other reviews would have you to believe but i cant imagine that including an extra button or just using a knob would have been any more expensive to build. For my hobby work it isnt a big deal, but I can see where it may be a slight impediment to someone using it in a production environment that needs to adjust the temperature more frequently.

Great

Sooooooo much better than what I was using. Im glad I went for Hakko over Weller.

So recently i had a need to upgrade my soldering iron due to a need for an adjustable temp iron that was a lot more precise than my standard radio shack soldering iron. ive been using craftsman and radio shack irons for years now for all of my guitar and amp repairs but lately ive begun building microphone preamps and the circuit boards are more sensitve to excess heat and the capacitors are tiny so i didnt want to use the typicl large tipped cheaper iron i was accustomed to. i always was tired of using the little metal stand and having the regular soldering iron fall over and touch other objects when at rest. i also was a bit tired of the 15 minute warm up that cheaper irons have. i read some reviews on google and here on amazon and opted o buy this iron that came with the multiple tips for the 119.00. when i opened the packed i was a bit surprised that it came with so many of their optional tips. Three of these tips were priced between 8-11.00 a piece and i almost purchased them separatley when i added the same soldering station at 109.00 that included the cutters. i really wanted the little bent fine tip and the tiny bevel tip and both were already in the box! if you consider this whole kit was 120.00 and the extra tips alone are like 50.00 or more dollars, this is an incredible deal. I didnt need the cutters anyway that the other package deal had. the soldering station itself is nice and rugged and extremely well made it seems. It took less than 1 minute to set it up and after turning it on, it hit the preset 750 degrees in less than 20 seconds or so! WOW!..thats a big difference over the extensive warming up period of my cheaper iron. The soldering iron itself fits nicl into the holder and within seconds I had the cleaning brush and sponge in place and was testing it out. I was even surprised o find hat the little sponge hat sits in the bottom of the station for cleaning the tip was pre moistened! I made a few quick solders and immediately regretted not purchasing this way sooner. Especially considering I have spent nearly 100.00 already on multiple cheaper irons and supplies. You can set temparature presets that can be recalled if needed but honestly i really didnt care much about those features. i was simply looking for a stabile temperature reading during the soldering, a super fast warm up and cool down and a good amoun of optional tips. It was better than expected in all of these catagories. I have not spent a lo of time working with the station yet but definitely long enough to know that it it exactly what I was hoping for. Do not think twice about the 120.00 dollars for this station. You will not regret it!

This is my 4th or 5th soldering gun solution and its by far the best. Its worked flawlessly. The temperature changes quickly and it handles small to large jobs with equal ease.