Bundle Includes Soldering Station and CHP170 Cutter

Love it! Heats up in seconds!

I was struggling to desolder components with

I cant say enough about this soldering station. Well worth the money. I have never soldered something so easy. It heats up in seconds. Great product.

Very nice unit. Heats up super fast. Tips are high quality.

What a fantastic soldering station. At first, I couldnt bring myself to buy it because of the way it looks -- like a toy. I know... its shallow, but Im a visual person. Anyways, I kept on seeing excellent reviews and just about every professional on the internet and youtube swears by it. I ended up buying this for myself on my birthday and I do not regret my decision one bit. I bought the bundle that came with the CHP170 cutter -- theyre pretty nice. The build quality of the station is superb. What looks like cheap plastic is far from it. The temperature gets to the proper level very rapidly from complete off state. The wand is very comfortable. The power cord is of an excellent quality and has a good length. Some reviewers complained about weird temperature settings, but I honestly did not find any issues. I guess having more buttons for options would be alright, but after reading the manual really quick, I got used to it fairly quickly, so dont let that scare you off. Im a beginner. Ive soldered before, but that was a very long time ago and just for a brief period. However, this soldering station made it incredibly easy for me to get excellent solder joints (I also watched a ton of videos online before starting, so that helped... but its nothing like the real thing). Two thumbs up to Hakko for an excellent product.

Great iron, but awful UI. The two button UI is slow and clumsy. Each of the two buttons doubles as a press-and-hold macro. If you press-and-hold the wrong button, you will put the UI into iron calibration mode and you can screw up the irons calibration. I have made this mistake already.

This is a good iron for the cost. The thermal mass is sometimes a bit low for doing boards with large ground planes and chips with a large metal tab (voltage regulators, etc..). The default mode for changing temperature is annoying. You can enable the stored temperature mode which lets you switch between temperatures easily. The flush cutters were nice.

A giant leap up from the Wellers I had been using. Gets to temp in seconds and retains that heat with ease when doing multiple joints in a row. This paired with the 2.4mm chisel tip can tackle any soldering project Ive come across. Very sturdy and heavy base for holding the iron, again a great improvement from the Wellers I had in the past. Easily maneuverable cable that isnt fighting you since its not overly stiff yet it wont tangle on you either like the cables on real cheap irons. Well worth the money if you do any decent amount of soldering.

For people who solder, the Hakko is a premium brand. This model allows you to control the temperature easily and quickly, and it holds the soldering iron well when parked. My husband borrowed it, and I havent been able to use it since.

Quick temp. Super easy to use. Very smooth and clean operation.