Digital Soldering Station with Chisel Tip Pack T18-D08/D12/D24/D32/S3

This is a really nice soldering station. It heats to soldering temperature in about 30 seconds. Very well made and designed. Holds temperature very well.

Absolutely excellent soldering station. Im an electrical engineer, but my line of work is test engineering. I often solder things at work, using our very expensive Weller soldering station. It functions much the way this one does, but this one is much less expensive. I would say that the Hakko FX888D-23B7 station is at least the same if not better than the competing Weller station. The tip is wonderfully tinned, the whole product is extremely well constructed and solid, and although the colors of this product make it look like a toy, this is a serious station for people who want quality. It heats to 720F in about 20-30 seconds and really stays there. It is a pleasure to work with. I installed the second smallest tip on mine and have used it to solder 16ga wire with no problems at all. Plenty of heat capacity, even for a small tip. The other tips that it comes with are just gravy. The sponge is great - stays wet for a long time and thoroughly absorbs the water you add to it. The wire wool pad does a great job at removing any excess solder after youve cleaned off the rosin. The iron stand, which is relocatable (I love that about it), is very sturdy and has more than enough weight to hold the iron in place. It also protects the space around the iron so it doesnt melt nearby objects. The whole stand is also metal,even though it doesnt look like it in the pictures. All around, 5 stars with no complaints. Ive used hand irons for years (plug in ones), including a Weller WP25. The WP25 was a quality iron and my go to for anything, but the heat capacity was just not enough. Also, the wide size of the WP25 compared to this Hakko iron is surprisingly not a good thing. The thinness of the Hakko iron is much more ergonomic for my personal taste. Id recommend this to everyone, no matter their skill level, and I will definitely buy one again if I need another (but I dont think it will be necessary!). I purchased this product for $140.33 before tax. I did not receive the item for evaluation.

I love this soldering station. What really makes it great is the assortment of tips and the range of temperatures. I use the fine tips for soldering to pads on circuit boards and the chisel tips for soldering rails on my n-scale model railroad. Ive have a number of soldering irons and stations. This is the most versatile and best of the lot. I highly recommend it.

This iron is great. Dont let the colors fool you. My impression from the pics made it look plasticy. This assumption was wrong. It is all metal. I would purchase again.

Heats up fast, works great. Best Ive used.

Heats quickly and well, etc, etc. But the digital temp. selector is clumsy as hell compared to the old simple dial. Its not too bad b/c I dont switch temps regularly but what an odd design decision.

Great iron

Heats up fast.

Very nice. Heats up nice and hot. The wand is comfortable to hold. Solid base.

I love this product. I use it all the time. It heats up to temp in like 10 secs. This is a great unit. I highly recommend this to anyone. Its makes even me look like a pro!