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

I love this iron. It is the first high quality iron I have owned in a series of cheap irons, and it makes all the difference between destroying my projects and producing professional looking results. The pen itself is so comfortable and the cord is high quality and stays out of my way. The extra tips seem like a good value for the extra money you spend. Also the yellow/blue colors are very aesthetically pleasing to me, I love it.

Great product, crappy manual.

I have put off getting a decent soldering system for a while...I had an old Radio Shack unit that had seen better days but was still ok. I figured the performance couldnt be THAT much better. Well, I was wrong. This thing heats up super fast, the tips are great, the unit is fairly small and the stand has everything I was looking for. This unit represents a great value and exceeds my performance expectations. If you are in the market for a new soldering station, or are just thinking about upgrading, you will not be disappointed with this unit.

Wow, really impressed with the iron so far. Heats up in no time at all. The digital display is a nice feature. You know when the iron is to temperature. No cold solders! I am going from a 25W Weller iron, so it’s quite a jump and you could say I would be easily impressed with anything but I’m not. These days, quality seems to be the last thing companies strive for. I bought this unit solely on the reviews it received and in my humble opinion, they were not wrong. Although the picture looks like the stand is made cheaply, it is not. The entire unit seems to be quality. There are cheaper stations out there but I am happy to pay for quality.

I used this on and off for a few months then put it on the shelf. I used it again about 3 months later and even with the temp maxed out I could not get much heat. Takes about 30 sec to even melt a tiny bit of solder. So I put it back and used a backup iron. Just tried it now (9 months later) and it still wont heat... Seems like a great unit but it broke with minimal use and no known drops or spills.

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.

Wow

This is the best soldering system money can buy!! Heats up quickly and does the job fast!!

Ive owned this soldering station for a few years now - it was money well spent and a world of difference from the old soldering iron Id been using for decades.

its a hakko. so we know its good :)