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Hakko FX-888 soldering station discontinued
FenderBender:
RE: Weller WLC100
--- Quote from: T4P on November 18, 2012, 05:44:07 am ---No idea but i've been looking on amazon, still very expensive for essentially a light dimmer in a box that is practically useless for electronics i'll tell ya
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Guess whose dumbass bought one!? Me! Me!
Treating myself to an FX-888 this Christmas.
To be fair, I've gotten very good at soldering with it. But if you forget to turn it off, oh boy, better go buy a spare tip because you probably have a nice crusty oxidized, hardened, dead tip on your iron.
SgtRock:
Greetings EEVBees:
--I just noticed these on eBay; Hakko 936 stations less transformer for $26.95 and $6.00 shipping, from Korea. I thought one of these might be of some use to you denizens of 220/240 Volt lands.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAKKO-936-Soldering-Iron-Station-Controller-New-Housing-Case-Compatible-DIY-/130614660049?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e693d8bd1
--By the way, my next house will have a 240 Volt plug in the kitchen, so I can use one of those British tea pots. I hate waiting for water to boil, 240 is definitely superior in this case.
---As FenderBender says leaving it on is always a hazard, but made less so by das blinkenlight mod. What we really need is a modification which cuts the power off after the wand has not been removed for 30 or 60 minutes.
"I wear suspenders and a belt. I am a security man all the way"
Justin Wilson (The Cajun Cook) 1914 - 2001
Best Regards
Clear Ether
saturation:
On timers:
You can always get one of these and plug your 888 into it, saves the trouble of modding it:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserve-Socket-F7C009q-Energy-Saving/dp/B003P2UMS0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354204670&sr=8-2&keywords=auto+shut+off+timer
You can find various variations in your hardware store for fully adjustable cutoff times, or fixed times, all typically $6-20, cheaper than the parts you'd have to buy to do the mod.
SgtRock:
Dear Saturation:
--Not the perfect solution but a bloody darn good one, cheaper and easier. I am ordering one right now from the source below which in the US is a tad cheaper, considering Amazon's shipping charge. I feel safer already. I have really curious cats that love to play with dangling wires. I recommend this one for everyone with kids or pets. Thanks Mate.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Belkin-Conserve-Socket-Power-Timer-/200851638322?pt=Laptop_Adapters_Chargers&hash=item2ec3b0c832
"Does not squirrel crack nuts on bough of oak tree."
Lao Fu 1410 1620
Best Regards
Clear Ether
saturation:
Yes, you're welcome, its EZPZ compared to elegance and its also kawaii to match the 888 :-/O
--- Quote from: SgtRock on November 29, 2012, 04:17:40 pm ---Dear Saturation:
--Not the perfect solution but a bloody darn good one, cheaper and easier...
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Lao Fu 1410 1620
Best Regards
Clear Ether
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