This is the correct solution. Also the tip doesn't tend to require thermal calibration and fucking around like the shitty bar fire irons.mnementh wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:23 am I've used them in that application. A pretty half-assed setup, actually, on both the supervisor and user profiles. I much prefer the solution used by both Weller and METCAL at the time; temperature was fixed based on the tip chosen for the soldering work being done.
mnem
Issue with Hakko Soldering Station.
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Re: Issue with Hakko Soldering Station.
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That's exactly where this Hakko came from. My Brother was lead maintenance tech for a device placement firm and they needed new soldering stations so they ordered this Hakko and a Metcal and compared them. The Metcal won. The Hakko was written off and found it's way into my Brother's garage. He asked me if I wanted it. Of course. Not going to turn down a free $640 USD value soldering station.mnementh wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:17 pm
Everything aboot the UI on this family of soldering stations is absolutely for use as a production soldering station; it is intended to have temp set by a supervisor and then not fucked with by assembly monkeys. Said UI is also anti-intuitive and blows goats in general; the key gets in the way of using the buttons on some models FFS.
mnem
at least yours didn't come with the "flaming inferno" option...
The Hakko has served me well. The only complaint I have is that I have to turn it up to a searing 825 degrees F to quickly wet Tek ceramic strips.An old gray beard with an attitude. I don't bite.....sometimes 