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Hakko FX-888 soldering station discontinued

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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.

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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.

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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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