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

As described

So much better than my old $20 solder station. melts solder so i dont have to hold the iron on a spot in worry that the component will overheat.

This thins is the best!

I never knew how effortless soldering could be until I used this iron. It comes up to speed superfast and has a small foot print. Great station.

I refurbish antique radios and have used this soldering iron now on 3 radios over a period of about 4 months. What a great tool, heats up fast and stays on temperature it makes soldering the wiring easy. I can highly recommend this soldering iron.

I was going back and forth between Hakko, Weller, and a couple of Chinese made ones. The unit arrived quickly, packed well from B+D Enterprises. The first time I used it it worked great, heated in a minute or so. The second time not so much. I called B+D and told them my issue, they offered to ship me a new unit immediately. I wanted to work through the set up just to be sure it wasnt me (in the end it was) they gave me the reset instructions. I worked through those the next day. It was better but not prefect, so I called Hakko. The customer support rep told me the same reset instructions, and that the oxidation on the tip would cause issues the tip needed to be perfectly clean (same on all manufactures units). They also took my number, then next day the Ops manager for north America called me and gave me his cell number, email, and walked me through getting a good temp reading on the tip. The issue was the oxidation and the fact I was measuring temperature with a thermocouple touching the tip and not in a small pool of solder. (search solder tip temperature tester on amazon) Bottom line the unit works great, I have no worries that I will not get support if there is an issue (apparently there is only one repair guy on the east cost as the units dont go down), and I would do business with B+D anytime. I have use this unit to de-solderer heavy components from a board, and re-solder connectors on Iphone cables. Heavy to light this station works great.

Ive used the soldering station for a couple of projects and can say I like it very much. It has a good feel in my hand, and with the variety of tips is quite useful. The iron heats very quickly although Ive not yet measured the accuracy. Using only the two buttons provided is tricky, though. The manual that came with the unit is brief, however when I posed a question to Hakko about adjusting the built-in temperatures of the presets they responded quickly and completely. Fortunately know that I have them set I wont have to worry about it again. I also had to look up how to change the tips, that was not covered well in the manual, if at all. So far I have only used 60/40 solder. As a hobbyist, I like the blue & yellow color scheme!

Have had this almost a year now and thought it is time I should say how much I like it. It heats very quickly so I find myself doing quick jobs I might otherwise have skipped. I use 63/37 Kester solder and set the station to 650. Joints are fast, consistently shiny and the wool keeps the tips clean and bright. Highly recommended.

I love this soldering iron.

After eight months using this as a second station to my Weller digital, I cant recommend it. Ergonomically, its very nice. I dont mind the program controls either. But if they are all like mine, tip temp seems to wander. The display will read the proper temp, but the tip will stall. i dont know another way to put it. Its inconsistent and frustrating. I may have a defective unit. Unfortunately, Ive only used this unit approx. two hours in that eight months, so the irritation has been a slow burn.