Hakko USA FX888D29BY/P ESD-Safe Digital Soldering Station w/ FX8801 Soldering Iron and T18D16 Tip (Gold)

A lot of people recommended this soldering station to me and Im glad I followed through. It works great. Heats up super fast and it controls the temperature wherever you set it.

It has been an easy to use iron doing everything I need it to.

I didnt know what I was missing. My old station was hardly a station, no temperature sensing and kinda hot. This thing heats up fast and recovers well while keeping a low temp. But I have not even adjusted it for SMD stuff yet, so well see.

This worked perfectly for the flux capacitor!

The tips are readily available. It is a higher wattage iron so it gets to temperature quickly and easily maintains temperature.

Hakko solder station included almost everything I needed for my first attempt to assemble a small 10 meter digital transceiver. The Hakko station has since been used to repair electronic devices (replace defective solar sensors, add led indicators to weather station power supply), jewelry, and attach connectors to coax. The station is well made, has a small footprint, and quickly heats to, and maintains, a stable working temperature. The included solder tips are easy to maintain. I couldnt have made a better choice and expect to get years of service.

I am a novice to soldering. Bought his for my RC hobby and this thing is so nice it makes me want to solder for the hell of it.

This is a major improvement over my old radio shack temperature controlled iron that gave up the ghost. The variety of available tips is wonderful.

The control is a touch annoying, but hey thats hakko. The iron is comfortable and heats up very quickly, you will not do better for $100. Unless you want to shell out $250 I do not think you could do any better.

NEVER DISAPPOINTS, IVE BEEN USING IT ON A DAILY BASES AND IT ALWAYS MEETS MY EXPECTATIONS!!!!