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| robrenz:
--- Quote from: SgtRock on November 29, 2012, 03:46:24 pm ---What we really need is a modification which cuts the power off after the wand has not been removed for 30 or 60 minutes. --- End quote --- Its called hibernation mode on a JBC, automaticaly turns off all iron power after your set time. 8) |
| philbaker:
As others have reported, the price of the fx-951 on aliexpress seems incredibly cheap so I tried one! New it must be a fake, but I'd been impressed with another chinese station (Bakon bk2000 from shenzhen ) and thought even though its a clone it might still be ok. when it arrived it had a sticker "110 VAC input" . Also said "Made in S'Pore). I'm in the uk with 240V so I haven't tried powering up yet. Supplier assures me its just the label thats wrong! Aliexpress offers in their conditions of sale, a douible refund on any item that arrives counterfeit. Anyone tried holding them to that on the fake Hakko's? |
| philbaker:
BTW cost for a "HAKK FX-951" from China was $86 including shipping to the UK! To send it back using UK post would cost me over half that amount. If the Chinese can make a reasonable copy of a Hakko for $40, how come just a "genuine" tip is that much from Hakko? The T12/T15 tips from China were also $20 for a pack of 4 and they came with a "Made in Japan" bag. The world has gone MAD! |
| T4P:
Well you will never know how good china has come to CLONE stuff. And well they write "Made in S'Pore" That's just looking for trouble, nothing from my country has ever been written like that |
| amyk:
--- Quote from: philbaker on November 30, 2012, 08:08:13 am ---As others have reported, the price of the fx-951 on aliexpress seems incredibly cheap so I tried one! New it must be a fake, but I'd been impressed with another chinese station (Bakon bk2000 from shenzhen ) and thought even though its a clone it might still be ok. when it arrived it had a sticker "110 VAC input" . Also said "Made in S'Pore). I'm in the uk with 240V so I haven't tried powering up yet. Supplier assures me its just the label thats wrong! Aliexpress offers in their conditions of sale, a douible refund on any item that arrives counterfeit. Anyone tried holding them to that on the fake Hakko's? --- End quote --- You can open it and check the transformer inside. |
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