Hakko FX888D-23BY Digital Soldering Station FX-888D FX-888 (blue & yellow)

I purchase my Hakko 888D August 3, 2013. It is simply the best soldering tool I have ever used. Heats quickly, and maintains its temperature very well it makes assembling stuff like PL-259s a snap. The adjustable temperatures are are real nice you can dial it in from, 120 to 899 degrees F. So what ever soldering situation, and alloy of solder you have it covered. There is a large variety of tips and others have told me they last for years of much heavier use then I will ever give mine. A very important thing in how the manufacturer supports their products. My 888D took a plucked goose dive off of the bench, it shattered the plug, and cracked the front panel skin. I thought I was going to have to purchase a new one but a check at the Hakko USA website revealed they have all of the necessary parts to repair it. I called their customer support line and the phone was quickly answered and Mary took my ordered for the replacement parts. The front panel skin was temporally out of stock. I was told they would be restocked around the 2nd week of March. I received the parts I ordered that where in stock in just a couple of days. I waited until the start of he 2nd week and used Hakko-USAs live chat line and asked and was told the parts where indeed in stock and was told to call. I did so and the phone was quickly answered and I was able to order the front panel skin which arrived well packaged in just a couple of days. When I took the control unit apart the quality of its design and construction was notable. A high quality control board, with quality parts, large and heavy transformer not at all a cheapy. A real nice touch is the length of the point to point wiring to the plug is much longer then is necessary which makes installing its replacement very easy. The repair was straight forward and the Hakko is once again in service. The worst part of the repair was being forced to use a crummy old Weller pencil.

Well built adjustable temperature this is the one to buy

Trained on PACE gear, high reliability and multilayer pcb etc. ..but that is really expensive for what I need with hobby use. Solid, efficient - good kit. Basic, just the controller and iron. Ordered an AMAZING solder sucker to use with it.

I’m a college student and we work on electronic circuits and boards and as a complete novice at soldering I found this iron a breeze to work with as other students with different soldering iron/guns were struggling! Definitely worth every penny!

My first professional soldering iron was a Weller and Ive always been skeptical about anything else. We use Wellers at work. Well, this guy gave this model a very nice review - better than the similarly priced Weller, so I went with it. The things I do not like: 1. That silly sponge. I will probably replace it. It is functional, but I dont care for the feel of it. I like to abuse my sponge. Always keeping the tips clean and shiny. This is less than perfect. 2. The UI should have been a 2 button up-down configuration. What I like: 1. It maintains its temperature ferociously. When soldering solid copper wires, this is a big help. The thermal output is great and it maintains temperature like a beast. 2. It has a great feel overall. Solid. 3. I bought a tip assortment from Hakko, but the tip that comes with it is a great general purpose tip. good for all but the smallest SMD parts.

It’s nice but overkill for hobby work. It heats in seconds and once hot it idles along at reasonable power levels. I cannot seem to get to the presets, the up arrow button does nothing unless you you hold it down to get to the adj settings. However, for this price it should come with a few more tips. The provided one is only good for heavier stuff, you wouldn’t use it to put pigtails on the leads of to92 parts. I’ve had a lot of soldering equipment in 40 years but always pretty much took them for granted, a good station was just not that important. I also bought a $24 kit that honestly is as good as my ancient weller and would serve my purposes now but the quality and solidity of this Hakko is something I appreciate.

Bought a cheap iron on Amazon and immediately regretted it. Returned and purchased the HAKKO. Night and day. Solders like a dream and keeps a consistent temp. Using it for detailed pcb boards and basic circuitry; headers, sensors, you name it. This iron has exceeded all expectations and made me a lifelong HAKKO user. Absolutely recommend.

ive always just used a walmart soldering iron, and they always work great for very generic use cases (e.g. soldering automotive wire). bought this for the heat control and finer-tip to work on soldering up proffie/arduino boards. the user interface isnt the greatest, but its not too difficult to understand. heats up crazy fast and solders like a freaking champ. 10/10 would recommend.

Just buy it. I Needed to do quite a bit of soldering for a low voltage LED strip light installation. Professional results were the only option. Having realized the assorted hardware store irons and soldering guns I had would quickly make a mess, I decided to get a proper soldering station. Quite simply put. Worked like a charm. Made me feel competent at soldering, when I had generally succeeded in making a mess before. Ergonomics are great. Feels like a quality tool. Doesnt even flinch when soldering larger wires, that even my soldering gun would struggle with. +1 The brass sponge works really well for cleaning the tip. Once you use one of these you wont be able to live without one. +1 Stand for the iron is metal. Thought it would be plastic from looking at the pictures, so I was pleasantly surprised. +1 Power unit is compact, but the iron heats up in seconds, and did not even flinch at soldering 14 gauge wires. +1 Includes a small chisel tip that everyone seems to recommend. Not one of the pencil tips every other iron seems to come with that are generally not recommended by people who know what they are doing. - 1 Printed manual seems to lack information on using presets. - 1 Tips could be easier to change, but this is not a problem for me since I can set it up with the tip I need, per job. Overall. I am very happy. Best $90, I could have put into a soldering station.

An amazing piece of equipment. My last solder was a $50 device from Amazon and it really is like night and day between that and the Hakko. Its super comfortable, my hand doesnt get hot, I dont even feel the heat on the pen while holding it. The temp goes up to where I want it from a cold start within a minute. I highly recommend this product. Theres no reason to buy anything else at or below this price point.