Farewell 14 YEAR OLD Soldering Station! 🤩 | Hakko FX-888D Unboxing & Review

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Mangorille

Күн бұрын

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@floppy_fingers Жыл бұрын

I've had my FX-888D for 12 years now. Super Solid Station.

@Mangorille Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear!

@obidahasdia4095 2 ай бұрын

Just a x7 888d just in case & 971 fx for micro soldering and for the 100w

@robertwebb5586 Жыл бұрын

I have the FX-888D and love it.I gave away my Weller quick. Good Choice there

@Mangorille Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’ve been using Hakkos for a while and so far liking the fx-888d!

@salmanrashid6245 9 ай бұрын

The new one is being released soon. FX-888DX with an encoder!

@rubenmejia4881 9 ай бұрын

Really?!

@salmanrashid6245 9 ай бұрын

@@rubenmejia4881 yes. coming by end of April in USA/Canada

@Mangorille 9 ай бұрын

Good to know. I've grown accustomed to the buttons now.

@treadmillrepair754 7 ай бұрын

I am waiting for the new model, I want to buy one unit for me.

@Mangorille 4 ай бұрын

@2216sammy Thanks buddy.

@dondupuis4007 15 күн бұрын

Great video, i used to be able to set my 888D Hakko on degrees; now, even when i put the Fahrenheit in mode 11 and save, it goes back to Celsius. But hey, i can do the math. You made me a new subscriber.

@Mangorille 14 күн бұрын

Thanks buddy, welcome to the channel!

@rubenmejia4881 9 ай бұрын

It's my favorite iron. When I first saw it, I couldn't believe how fast it got hot compared to the old technology back then. It's a very reliable work horse it still lives on my bench because of the form factor. Excellent factory support for parts and replacements. Although I don't dont use much nowadays I still keep it around as my back up.

@Mangorille 9 ай бұрын

Agree, been great and you can get so many different tips for it

@jeffdewe 7 ай бұрын

I would of went with a T-12 system where you can change the tips on the fly, They heat up way quicker than these. But I do like the simplicity of just up/down for heat controls, It would be a great introduction to soldering iron. Newer ones even have clocks really 99% of the people have zero need for a clock. Newer ones have setting for each tip you insert because each tip is different thickness of metals. If you simple T12 LED versions, If you want complex feature rich go for the T12 OLED. A few simple hacks like a proper earth ground is easy to do and usually not done in these T-12's, its a simple solder of a wire to the case or connector usually fixes it.

@JDDupuy Жыл бұрын

Been running 888D for a while. Top notch! Thanks for letting folks know about it!

@Mangorille Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Been great so far and hoping it will give me 14+ years of continued service like its predecessor.

@NewWorldFilm 7 ай бұрын

Just ordered this thing right before finding out about the new version dagnabbit! However, comparing the instructions pdf for each one, this "old" version with buttons actually seems less confusing to me. Besides, the new version only comes with a silver iron stand so unless you get the silver kit your stand won't match the station. Also, good old fashioned buttons always seem to hold up better over time in my experience.

@Mangorille 7 ай бұрын

I came from a station that had an encoder wheel, I actually like the buttons more now. I usually only need 3 temperatures anyway so the buttons let me get there fairly quickly.

@obidahasdia4095 2 ай бұрын

Buttons last longer but the 100w 888dx not bad with the extra handle of 95w@@Mangorille

@treadmillrepair754 7 ай бұрын

I bought my Hakko FX-888D 9 years ago and still using every day without any problem.

@Mangorille 7 ай бұрын

Good to hear!

@TOYguy-25 4 ай бұрын

👍Thank you! A review that demonstrates the functions and how to program is appreciated!

@Mangorille 4 ай бұрын

Welcome. Happy soldering.

@kiwichess 11 ай бұрын

I just don't get why to swap to similar tips when now there are c210 and c245 now? Or at least T12

@Mangorille 11 ай бұрын

All depends on the types of things you are soldering. I need to have at least two tips, a big one for soldering power leads (Speed Controller) and a small one for tiny wires (Flight Controller). The big heads retain more heat so they make soldering large wires a lot easier and with a better result.

@bertblankenstein3738 28 күн бұрын

A lot of people just put the tips in the part behind the brass wool in the holder.

@Mangorille 26 күн бұрын

Thanks

@tonyd1149 6 ай бұрын

Top stuff. (Have one, and it's just awesome). Good job Hakko.

@Mangorille 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Still liking this new version of the Hakko.

@acoustic61 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure T18 tips fit 936 iron too.

@Mangorille Жыл бұрын

It depends on what type of iron your 936 is using. Mine has the 908 iron which uses different tips (900L tips). I know from experience, I bought the T18 by accident before and they didn’t fit.

@LehtusBphree2flyFPV Жыл бұрын

Does this not have sleep mode?I was looking at this and wanted to see if it had Sleep mode like my old one

@Mangorille Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no sleep mode, you can program a low temperature in one of the presets and use that as an "idle" temp (I used 320 degrees in the video).

@goodun2974 4 ай бұрын

@@Mangorille, good tip; now why didn't I think of that? I'm retired from full-time electronics repair but I still have need of a soldering station around the house and aa a volunteer with the local Repair Cafe group. My ancient Weller and Unger stations are ailing and parts are so difficult and expensive to locate that I bought a $45 Schneider Harbor Freight' soldering station just as a backup, and it's way better than it has a right to be for that price. I did a review and tear down of it on my channel recently, and it's certainly much better than what I had to work with as an electronic's nerd kid in the 1960's and 70's. Today I bit the bullet and I bought the fancier Harbor Freight Schneider soldering station which is digital and has presets; I haven't even opened the box yet but I will evaluate and post a review and tear down of it on my channel in the near future. The basic $45 unit takes T18 or 900 M type tips and I am assuming that the fancier digital version will as well. It looks like they use knockoffs of the Hakko heating element; Harbor Freight does not sell replacement irons or heating elements or even tips but of course those things can all be gotten elsewhere. The $45 Harbor Freight unit works a lot better if you put a Hakko tip in there because the supplied tips are iron, not copper, and my only other gripe is that the cable connecting the iron to the station is quite stiff and not heat resistant, but it could be changed easily enough. Hopefully the fancier digital unit doesn't need a more flexible cable upgrade. It could be a piece of junk or it could be a reasonable alternative to the Hakko, one that you can buy locally in-store and return to the store if you don't like it, without buying online or trying to save a few bucks buying direct from China and receiving a counterfeit Hakko....