I am a beginner hobbyist and I have been soldering parts for years but never on the scale that I have been lately. I have really struggled too because I have poor fine motor skills and my vision seems to change more often than I would prefer. This iron helps me get my tasks done without all the other issues I would have. No more burning of wires. No more cold joints. No more soldering struggling. If you are just starting out, people always recommend you start out with a pencil type iron to do your soldering. I had several pencil type irons before this and they all had their own issues. Soldering is an important skill if you are going to do any electronic projects because you cannot always get the more complex parts with headers on them so you end up paying more to have the item soldered, or you solder headers on the item yourself. You almost always end up paying a premium for those to be soldered and with a smaller budget, it is easy to get expensive parts but in order to stretch your dollar, soldering is the way to go. Especially since you can use it to harvest parts off of broken or older items. This iron heats up quickly, and maintains the temperature nicely. The handle is the right thickness, the cords are long but not too long and I simply cannot begin to tell you how discouraging it is to be unable to solder stuff and watch people on Youtube videos soldering things up like it is nothing. I nearly stopped working on a few different projects because I could not get my soldering iron to work the way I needed it to work, have a tip which can last, and be something easy to use. I have not had a soldering iron tip last nearly as long as I have with this iron and it is still going strong. Not to mention, because it holds the temperature steady, the tip lasts nicely, it is a huge time saver! Not having to sit and wait till the iron is hot enough, or having to wait till it is cool enough was a royal pain. It is a real confidence booster for those struggling with soldering because it makes it easy because of how fast, how steadily it holds the temp, and last but not least, I like that the base is always there and doesn't move. These items are deceptively heavy but for good reason. You are handling items with high temperatures when soldering so it is important to get in, do the work, and get out quickly otherwise you have to have much longer project timelines. You just can't get the same kind of performance out of a $20-$50 iron. I tried Weller irons, and I tried Radio Shack irons, and now I have this. I will not change my iron. You can also get spare parts for the iron too. Bottom line, price aside, you cannot go wrong with this purchase. The price is hard to justify when you are just starting out but after you have to deal with the other options, this stands out from the rest.
| UPC | 818497014239 |
|---|---|
| Hersteller | American Hakko |
| Artikelnummer | FX888D-23BY, 599B-02 |
| Produktabmessungen | 24,77 x 19,05 x 24,77 cm; 2,11 Kilogramm |
| Modellnummer | FX888D-23BY, 599B-02 |
| Auslaufartikel (Produktion durch Hersteller eingestellt) | Nein |
| Farbe | Blau/Goldfarben |
| Material | Schwamm |
| Anzahl der Packungen | 1 |
| Batterien inbegriffen | Nein |
| Batterien notwendig | Nein |
| Artikelgewicht | 2,11 Kilograms |
