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stj:

--- Quote from: GreyWoolfe on May 04, 2019, 12:04:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mp3 on May 03, 2019, 09:57:01 pm ---Hey guys..... I got in the Bakon BK950D a few days ago and have done a few soldering projects with it so far....

My initial impression is that i like it but i think i need to pick up some OEM tips for it instead of using the junky tips it comes with. The first project i did with it, didn't work when i plugged it in, and found i had a cold solder joint, so i brought it back and held the Bakon iron to the problematic joint for another second or 2 and it worked perfect after that. This was all done at 380 degrees F which is the default temperature setting on the BK950D. The controller on it is very nice and I am fairly convinced the tip it came with is of subpar quality and that it would be nicer to use with a better tip. It heated up very fast, seemed to have a precise temperature and the handle is nice and lightweight and the cable stays out of the way.

The TS100 has a more consistent tip temperature I think. Soldering seems like it might be a little easier on the TS100 for this reason.  However the BK950D seems like it would actually

Now I just need to buy myself some nicer T13 style tips and i think i will be very happy with it. It improves on a lot of complaints I had about the Hakko FX888, but so far it seems that temperature consistency on the tip is not ideal compared to either the TS100 or FX888. I will buy some brand name tips and see if that improves my experience with it.

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At 380F you are too light on temp.  Leaded solder melts at roughly 360-370 F.  I set my FX-951 at 600 F and I use 600 series tips in my Metcal MX-500, which is 650 F.   I have no doubt that OEM will perform better than what you have.  You can get them at TEquipment.net and there is a thread that you can get a EEVBlog discount.  I believe if you spend $100, you get free shipping.  Get a selection of tips, the tip tray for them and the tip cleaner with the brass curls and a spare, dedicated tips if you plan to do lead free to avoid cross contamination and you should make the $100 easy.  You know you want a variety of tips, I have 6 myself, for now.

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bakon displays in "c" not "F"
so he's actually a bit high - or a lot high for leaded solder.
stj:
btw, no point burning money on original cartridges.

GreyWoolfe:
Interesting video that voltlog did.  Initial quality does indeed seem very similar.  I would be more concerned with long term usage.  Ultimately, how well will the KSGER tip hold up over the long haul.  I might have to get a few and try them out.  Not quite a frame of reference but when I sold my Hakko 936 I had OEM tips that were 7 years old at the time and worked just fine.  I wonder if the KSGER tips can last like that.
stj:
my ali-express tips are atleast 2 years old now, and look like new - no pitting or anything.

even if they only lasted a year though, they would still be a better deal than what hakko charges!
Mp3:
Wow, i really hope my Bakon displays temperature in F not C, 380C would be REALLY way too hot!!!

Thanks for your replies, everyone.... i already bought two brand name Hakko tips from ebay, but that video was very enlightening, i will probably buy some off brand ones next.

after all on my Hakko 888 i used Aoyue tips for years without problem....

I think the tip that came with the BK950D is so bad, even other youtube reviews show it working poorly as mine does, i think at this point even a knock-off tip would work better than what they send with it!

i wish i had a thermal camera so i could compare the stock tip to a hakko one...
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