Bundle Includes Soldering Station and CHP170 Cutter

Great product.

This really does it all and is very easy to use, heats up in seconds!

My husband was thrilled with this digital soldering iron. It is so light and precise for his work. A good price, as well.

We love our new soldering station. Easy to use, and heats up quick. No complaints. Far better than our old setup.

i purchased this assuming that I was going to get the CHP170 cutter along with the Hakko FX888D. The Hakko came in fine and it works well but the CHP170 cutter was not sent as part of the packaging. Hence giving 3 stars. EDIT: The CHP cutter arrived 2 weeks later in a separate package. I appreciate that the seller has sent it. Hence raising stars to 4 instead of 3. Not giving 5 since it came 2 weeks later and I needed it earlier than that.

A beast for the price. This is so nice to work with, as I was coming from Radioshacks excuse for a soldering iron. The menus are confusing without a reference, but once you get your presets set up, there is pretty much nothing else needed doing. Hakko wins!

This soldering iron is high quality and has sophisticated electronics to maintain temperature and reach the target temperature quickly when powered on. The stand that holds the iron is sturdy metal although the blue and yellow coloring makes it look like it could be plastic. With the free CHP170 cutters, worth about 8 dollars, this $93 unit cost about $85 itself, about the cost of the FX888 analog model with is now discontinued but still on sale for $80-83 all over the internet and Amazon, of course.. You can program up to 5 preset temperatures or simply change the temperature manually. Setup is easy, and also allows for a password to prevent unwanted use. The quality of this unit meets or exceeds other units I have used extensively, like Weller stations and Metcal towers. I opted for this unit over the Ayohue (sp?) which was less expensive but has a larger footprint despite using a similar wattage to the Hakko (75W). The Ayohue has an attached solder spool roller on the station itself, and these spools can be purchased separately, can be moved around the work area, for example, closer to the circuit board, to feed solder to the components as are they are installed or reworked. Separate solder spools are convenient, without the need to move the entire station, or pulling out long lengths of solder from the station to reach the work area, only to require winding the extra length of solder back onto the spool. Always tin your tips to prevent oxidation and prolong tip life. I do wish two accessories had been included, the rubber lip that is optional and can be used to wipe off excess solder off the tip, and also, a heat resistant pad to facilitate the changing of solder tips when they are still hot.

This is the first high end soldering iron Ive ever owned. Ive used the cheapo radio shack type ones and then when I got more serious in my electronics hobby a few years ago I got a mid grade one from Sparkfun. I thought that thing was really nice. Recently Ive wanted to be able to change my tip on my soldering iron and found out the one I had for the past couple of years didnt have tips made for it anymore. So, I decided to spend the money on something high end this time. I am extremely pleased with the purchase. This iron makes the mid grade one Ive used for the past couple of years look like a childs toy.. The temperature raises to your set temperature very quickly and it doesnt an excellent job of holding it there. I do not notice any cold spots on the tips anywhere once its heated either.

I do a lot of RC hobby work in my shop. When I started soldering a long time ago, I thought I was terrible at it. Turns out you just need a really good soldering iron. It heats up very rapidly and the temperature is adjustable. It came with several tips for different soldering jobs. If you want to become a better solderer, you need a good soldering iron like this one.

If you are looking for the absolute finest in solder staions then Dont look anywhere else,Hakko FX-888D is the best! Period. ESD safe and heats up in about 20 seconds and holds set temp perfectly.The price is also unbeleivable!!