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

Is as described. So far so good. Only a few days with it. But it heats up wicked quickly! Melts solder much easier than our butane portable. Why did we not buy this thing earlier!!! Confusing as all get out on the temp settings. Not an issue for us.. as I just turn on and go.. or not working with delicate temp electronics. I am sure if you were.. you would get used to the steps need to change the temps.

I love with more than my weller soldering station.

I havent had it very long but I definitely tell that the temperature regulation is way better than my old soldering station. The tips are made of way better stuff that is far more oxidation resistant too. Very easy to use, just plug it in and turn it on.

This product is as advertised.

Does great.Enjoy using.Plugged it up and did temperature test first thing.47 degrees Fahrenheit off.Done factory reset procedure .Checked and doubled check .Now it right on the dot.Feels very comfortable using.So many irons have to large in diameter to hold onto while soldering. Not this one.Just an all around pleasure to use.

Much harder to change/set temperature than any analog solder station..

Incredible step up from the $10 iron I had been using, Worth every penny. Plug & Play, no issues after several hours of use. If I had a re-do, Id go with a dial selector instead of buttons, but still 5 out of 5.

Ive been soldering automotive and hobby stuff for 20 years, most of which with a Weller WLC100 solder station. I thought that was a pretty good piece of kit when I got it, and it served me fairly well. The Hakko FX-888D is on a whole other level and makes the Weller seem like a toy in comparison. It heats up nearly instantly (750°F in under 30 seconds) and maintains that heat even when soldering large wires and heavy terminals. The irons cord is very flexible, so youre not fighting it when performing precision work. Tips are easy to swap out, and this assortment comes with good variety for just about any task. The only thing I dont like is that I wasted 20 years soldering with a system that was 80% the price, but 40% as good.

I cant bring myself to study the manual long enough to understand this. Ive glanced at it, but it feels beneath me to have to fully dive into it when all I want to do is change the temperature on a device outfitted with a digital display and buttons. I mash buttons randomly and sometimes get numbers to change, and Im just gonna assume thats changing the temperature. On my friends soldering iron, controlling that is done with a knob and a display. Its so simple. How do you screw that up? The aesthetic guy was so focused on going for that Fisher Price look (on a device that ultimately will only ever sit in a room/location which is exempt from interior design Feng shui critique) that he convinced the other board members to cut down the control inputs from probably 4 buttons and a knob to just 2 buttons. The interface is so devoid of practicality that I envision Mr. Hakko CEOs child, nearly finished pursuing his newfangled Industrial Design bachelors degree, entitled with a textbook-nepotism internship at his old mans company, eager to flex those bold, striking lines and shapes into one of their products. He stares at his drawings for so long that hes lost touch and convinces himself that this is a good look with a real statement, and thanks to his pull up at the top of the chain, the company now produces this. The iron works fine as far as I can tell, but not much better than the cheapo ones Ive used before, though I wont dock points there because the stand is nice. But that interface... Thats where the stars are lost.

Excellent soldering iron. Very quick to heat up. Durable. I would definitely buy this again.