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| T4P:
well to be honest, you can get them for 250 in the U.S but elsewhere the 220V-240V versions cost double! Just like the FX-888 There's a big but! For 100 bucks more i can get a JBC CD2 series but it's still pricey there and then ... it's about 640SGD which means a new SDS7102 Feels like 0 value to me but it's about 1.3 times the US price which is fair because this is serious business, anyone who buys a JBC probably has a Agilent sitting around ... |
| nanofrog:
--- Quote from: xygor on November 19, 2012, 01:46:02 pm ---I, for one, welcome our new soldering overlord. --- End quote --- If this was aimed at me, that wasn't my intent. I just did a lot of research not that long ago for myself (needed a new one back in '08), and more recently for a nephew that's interested in going EE next Fall. I'm just not that confident in the Chinese made stuff when I read about DOA's & defective units here and other sites on the net, and find $400+ (US pricing) for a good soldering station excessive for a hobbyist or student. Especially when that same amount of funds can also buy a usable scope. So I looked for alternatives that offered a resonable balance of cost and performance, and found ~$250 in the US could manage that rather well IMHO. --- Quote from: T4P on November 19, 2012, 05:47:30 pm ---well to be honest, you can get them for 250 in the U.S but elsewhere the 220V-240V versions cost double! Just like the FX-888 There's a big but! For 100 bucks more i can get a JBC CD2 series but it's still pricey there and then ... it's about 640SGD which means a new SDS7102 Feels like 0 value to me but it's about 1.3 times the US price which is fair because this is serious business, anyone who buys a JBC probably has a Agilent sitting around ... --- End quote --- This much price gouging outside of the US amazes me, but I see your point. At those prices, the JBC is in closer reach by comparison, and offers additional value. |
| xygor:
--- Quote from: nanofrog on November 19, 2012, 08:26:09 pm --- --- Quote from: xygor on November 19, 2012, 01:46:02 pm ---I, for one, welcome our new soldering overlord. --- End quote --- If this was aimed at me, that wasn't my intent. --- End quote --- Nope. At the thread in general and refers to the new Hakko. Obligatory Simpsons reference. Thank you for sharing your research though. I do enjoy reading it. |
| Fluxed Matter:
I found these today at my local electronic surplus/junkyard warehouse. With all this talk about Hakko's I wonder if they are worth picking up. |
| SLJ:
$45 might be a little high. I'd offer him $20 or $25 each if you take all of them. |
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