New solder station?

[Sitedrifter]

Wow what an iron 

[leham]

The Hakko FX-888D is a great station, just be sure to get a genuine one!

Also they are sexy looking and there is a Special Edition Silver one!

[P90]

The Hakko FX-888D is a great station, just be sure to get a genuine one!

Also they are sexy looking and there is a Special Edition Silver one!

I actually think it looks like a Fisher-Price toy, and don't want it sitting on my bench next to my equipment...   LOL

[KL27x]

they could have made the digital version with a rotary encoder and a few preset buttons.

I'm actually rather glad they didn't use an encoder. At this point, most of the stuff I own with an encoder has gone batshit, eventually. The latest victim is my Korad PSU, which was rock solid for the first year or 2. Well, it's starting to act up, I guess. It's still good enough for now.

Preset buttons would have been nice. I think everyone will agree to that. (And don't forget the "down" button?)

I actually think it looks like a Fisher-Price toy

It shows up for work and does what it's supposed to. It would be a bargain in pink!

 ... hmmm pink and grey... that wouldn't be too bad.

[bsudbrink]

I actually think it looks like a Fisher-Price toy

It shows up for work and does what it's supposed to. It would be a bargain in pink!

 ... hmmm pink and grey... that wouldn't be too bad.

I'll admit to something and I wonder if anybody else feels the same.  I avoid/dislike Weller pale blue irons.  The color/quality of the plastic reminds me of surgical equipment somehow.  They seem used/dirty and give me "the willies."

[stj]

i also dont like the "weller blue" but because it looks like it was made in the 1960's!!

[P90]

yeah,  the weller light blue looks nasty

[GreyWoolfe]

The Hakko FX-888D is a great station, just be sure to get a genuine one!

Also they are sexy looking and there is a Special Edition Silver one!

I actually think it looks like a Fisher-Price toy, and don't want it sitting on my bench next to my equipment...   LOL

I have a Hakko FX-951.  Yes, it looks like a Fisher-Price toy, especially next to my Metcal, but as long as the hot pointy end does what it's supposed to (and it does it very well), I could care what it looks like.  I am a function over form kind of guy.  However, pink is out except for a '59 Cadillac convertible 

[KL27x]

^Haha. I'm gonna buy another 888 and some spray paint. Maybe I can find some Weller Blue to go with the pink.