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

Excellent soldering iron....

Unit worked fine for two years of minimal use, maybe 40 hours total, then it stopped working.

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.

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

This is the best Iron I have yet owned and it perfect for the hobbyist but could easily see this used daily with hard use. The tips and all parts included in the kit are legitimate Hakko and very well made. Theres really very little missing to get you going on even complex projects (flux, wick, tinning, etc. are not really things i would expect in a kit). The really nice things I noticed quickly and still enjoy: fast warmup time, easy to configure and presets, so many great tips, the iron cord is so well made and very flexible yet durable. Next up is the Hakko desoldering gun.

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.

Not as nice as my Metcals BUT this was significantly less expensive.

I wish I would have bought this first instead of three poor products before hand. This thing heats up fast and delivers a consistent heat making soldering a breeze!

Great Product, Quality, makes soldering extremely easy & precise.

Exactaly as described