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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: directheatedtriode on Wed, 20 September 2017, 13:11:10

Title: Any Hakko soldering iron owners here?
Post by: directheatedtriode on Wed, 20 September 2017, 13:11:10

I've been using an FX-888D for a few years and was thinking about replacing the tip with something wider. How are the clone tips (ie Aoyue) compared to Hakko make?

Title: Re: Any Hakko soldering iron owners here?
Post by: ergo_guy on Wed, 20 September 2017, 14:39:03

I've heard that it is worth it to just get the hakko tips, but I don't really know.  I just got a fx600 in the mail yesterday and want to buy some other tips for it and was planning to just get the hakko ones, but if the knock offs are decent i might get those instead.

Title: Re: Any Hakko soldering iron owners here?
Post by: dubious on Wed, 20 September 2017, 15:39:03

I've used generic tips without any noticeable problems. Most tips are made equal, just iron plated copper. Some tips with a thicker copper core might hold heat a little better, but I think what makes Hakko soldering irons consistent and stable is their circuitry.