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NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« on: March 24, 2015, 01:14:31 pm »
Hakko FR-400
Has anybody seen one yet? How much? When are they available in US and elsewhere...???

Some info:
http://www.hakko.com/english/products/hakko_fr400.html

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2015, 01:21:34 pm »
hello, some info about FR-400 and FX-801.
as you have noticed they are new products, we will get both of them on the first week of April only for test purpose.
those two models are not CE approved yet, HAKKO is confident to be ready for the EU market in May 2015, but so far it is a guess only. we can provide more solid info by time to time.

FR-400 is a complete new design by HAKKO for heavy duty challenge. it is interesting to see the new anti-clogging system:


any question pls ask.
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2015, 09:15:18 am »
just arrived  :-+









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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2015, 11:39:38 am »
Sweet  :-+
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2015, 03:06:20 pm »
How about price?
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2015, 03:12:11 pm »
How about price?
the following prices can be changed from now to the official release for Europe:
FR-400 EURO 1460 + VAT
http://www.batterfly.com/shop/hakko-fr-400

FR-400 NOZZLE N-60 series Euro 22 + VAT
http://www.batterfly.com/shop/index.php?route=product/search&filter_tag=hakkon60

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FX-801 Euro 812 + VAT
http://www.batterfly.com/shop/hakko-fx-801

FX-801 Tips T33 sereis Euro 35 + VAT
http://www.batterfly.com/shop/index.php?route=product/search&filter_tag=hakkot33

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2015, 05:22:30 pm »
Ouch!  Not so sweet anymore... 
« Last Edit: April 03, 2015, 07:47:09 pm by iRad »
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2015, 05:23:19 pm »
Ouch!  Not so sweet anymore...  :--
:-DD
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2015, 08:38:50 pm »
It’s going to be a difficult market out there at a price 1450+vat euro, when the well known Pace

http://export.farnell.com/pace/8007-0522/desoldering-system/dp/1279330

costs 882+vat euro.
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2015, 04:17:44 am »
Pace is 120W and 8L/min suction flow
Hakko is 300W and 15L/min suction flow
Hakko new heating system will prevent clogging.
FR-400 is a desoldering monster and the moment there is not a real competitor on the market, they will probably come with new models.

If you have such desoldering challenges just give it a try! (Demo from seller)
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2015, 10:41:28 am »
Why does this high end product look like a cheap chinese crap product?
Blue plastick , yellow buttons OMG  :palm:
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2015, 10:45:01 am »
I agree, this is a really high end product designed for a production environment where it will be used and abused all day every day doing thousands of joints and hour. For hobbyists the FR-300 is more suitable and also far, far better than any of the competition around that price range.

Hakko stuff isn't cheap but it is the best.

In which production environments are thousands of joints desoldered every hour? I don't really understand the target market for this, except for the most high-end of repair/rework where price is no issue (even still...)
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2015, 01:15:34 pm »
Today they don’t repair pcbs, they just throw them away and buy a new one.
And especially now, all are, or going to smd.
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2015, 02:06:00 pm »
There Is a high demand for suck specs in the automotive hybrid applications
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2015, 05:00:09 pm »
Today they don’t repair pcbs, they just throw them away and buy a new one.
And especially now, all are, or going to smd.

Not all PCB's are that cheap. Some (custom)  ones can cost a lot, and simple repairs might be much cheaper than replacement. We repair a lot of PCB's and use a Weller WR3M. It' even more expensive than the Hakko, but also a more versatile station. It has payed itself back within a few months.
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2015, 09:30:17 pm »
Looks a lot like one of those cheap chinese  desoldering stations that dave jones purchased and reviewed,
It may be more powerful than the pace sx90/100 but the pace system is proven to be faultless when it comes to air-leaks and cleaning out, I would like to hear some real world reviews after a month of use to see if it requires using grease to keep air seals like the chinese guns do.
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2015, 10:46:53 pm »
Looks a lot like one of those cheap chinese  desoldering stations that dave jones purchased and reviewed...

Not everyone may like the color scheme Hakko is using for much of their newer product line, but it's quality certainly is way above that of any of the cheap Chinese stations. Hakko has been making decent desoldering solutions for the money for many years. I seriously doubt it will be plagued with the kind of problems you fear. Even if first production units should have some issues, Hakko has proven itself to me to stand behind their products with excellent service and support.

While the price may be much higher than most of us would like it to be (myself included), there really is not much competition in the market they have targeted with this station. All the while I'm complaining about the price, I'll be hoping I can score a good second hand FR-400 for a fraction of retail sometime in the foreseeable future.
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2015, 12:07:34 am »
Looks a lot like one of those cheap chinese  desoldering stations that dave jones purchased and reviewed...

Not everyone may like the color scheme Hakko is using for much of their newer product line, but it's quality certainly is way above that of any of the cheap Chinese stations. Hakko has been making decent desoldering solutions for the money for many years. I seriously doubt it will be plagued with the kind of problems you fear. Even if first production units should have some issues, Hakko has proven itself to me to stand behind their products with excellent service and support.

While the price may be much higher than most of us would like it to be (myself included), but there really is not much competition in the market they have targeted with this station. All the while I'm complaining about the price, I'll be hoping I can score a good second hand FR-400 for a fraction of retail sometime in the foreseeable future.

If they work well I would like to own one too,even though at the moment I consider myself a pace Fanboy  :-DD
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2015, 02:59:57 am »
In which production environments are thousands of joints desoldered every hour? I don't really understand the target market for this, except for the most high-end of repair/rework where price is no issue (even still...)

Say you built some power supplies and then found out that the caps you used were bad. You could scrap them, but it might be more economical to just buy one of those and pay someone to rework them all.

Sure, but more economical than buying a competitor's unit for half the price, or even another Hakko for 3 or 4 times less? I certainly understand the function, I just don't get the pricepoint/featureset they've gone for.
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2015, 06:11:07 am »
The pricing I posted are not definitive. I took some Japanese Yen indication and made the conversion abd adjustment based on my experience adding a fee for CE and security test HAKKO will need to pay before selling into Europe.
I just checked the American HAKKO web site and the products are not even listed yet.
I guess I can be more accurate in one month from now, I'll keep this thread up to date.
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2015, 07:47:13 am »
Dear All, both units FR-400 and FX-801 are now available for Europe!
All pricing are up to date on our website and you will see a much better price on the FR-400 (from euro 1460 to euro 1142) and cheaper nozzles.
We accept orders starting today, delivery is scheduled for middle/end of May.
Becouse of the waiting and booking we offer a 10% discount which will be valid untill April the 24th.
Please add to chart the discount code BFEEV3W , this will apply the discount on both units FR-400 and FX-801.

here is the link http://www.batterfly.com/shop/index.php?route=product/search&filter_tag=hakko300w

We have provided a FX-801 to a local EMS and most probably next week I will go to visit them to take pictures of the unit in action. I will also have the FR-400 and try to desolder too. If they will allow me I will also record some videos.

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2015, 08:03:49 am »
Can't you pester Hakko to make a nozzle for the FR-300, that is similar to N60-08 / N60-09 ?
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2015, 08:05:03 am »
Can't you pester Hakko to make a nozzle for the FR-300, that is similar to N60-08 / N60-09 ?

hello neslekkim, your request has been sent to HAKKO.
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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2015, 01:20:18 pm »
Cool, thanks, would be nice to unsolder various connectors, even with the fr-300.
 

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Re: NEW - Hakko FR-400 Desoldering Tool
« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2015, 02:06:06 pm »
Can't you pester Hakko to make a nozzle for the FR-300, that is similar to N60-08 / N60-09 ?

I second this pester! Such a nozzle would be very useful.
 


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