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

Used numerous types of irons over the years as a hobbyist but never had the opportunity to use a professional grade iron. I really wish I would have spent the money sooner. Makes a night and day difference to anything you can buy at a hobby center or radio shack (before they died). This is an amazing setup and highly recommend. I currently use this solder

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Confirming that this is a genuine. This package also came with a lot of accessories: extra soldering tips and cleaning wire. Be sure to read the instructions so that you know how to set the temperature correctly. Once set, the station heats up in a reasonable time (less than 30 seconds). The station which contains both the cleaning wire, sponge, and soldering iron holder makes it convenient to do quick jobs.

I should have bought this years ago ! Its so freaking hot I just touch the PCB and tin it like water. I build circuitry for fun and for car hobbies and this works wonders. I havent been able to explore its features yet but so far its amazing.

The soldering station is everything I was hoping for. It is a five-star product. I deduct one star for the included accessories. Rather than provide an extra oversized cleaning wire (Hakko 599-029 - wrong part number for the Hakko FH-800 iron holder) that incidentally wont fit into the Hakko FH-800 iron holder (the Hakko 599-029 cleaning wire or tip cleaner refill is designed for use with the Hakko 599B Tip Cleaner which is not included with this soldering station package), it would have been more useful to provide an extra cleaning sponge (Hakko A1559 Cleaning Sponge for the FH-800 Iron holder) and/or the optional Rubber cleaner (Hakko B3474 Rubber Cleaner for FH-800) for the same price. The cleaning sponges dont last very long as compared to the cleaning wire which I dont think Ill have to replace in my lifetime. The correct replacement or extra cleaning wire for this Hakko FX888D Soldering Station is the Hakko A1561 Replacement Cleaning Wire for FH-800. Therefore, I dont need an extra cleaning wire much less one that wont fit the iron holder. The optional Rubber cleaner that fits on the lip the cleaning wire port on the FH-800 iron holder would have been a nice add-on. It would certainly have made this Hakko FX888D Soldering Station package more useful. I highly recommend the Hakko products, but not this particular combo deal. I suggest shopping for a Hakko FX888D Soldering Station package that doesnt include useless items such as the wrong sized extra cleaning wire.

Im done with Weller after getting this thing. It gets up to temp fast, and holds the temperature well. Much better than the weller we1010.

Nice and easy to use. Pretty precise.

Dont waste your time and money on a no-name mediocre brand. If you are serious about soldering, this is what you want.

It is fantastic , should have bought one ages ago