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Hakko FX-888 soldering station discontinued
neslekkim:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on November 16, 2012, 02:37:45 am ---If they wanted to go digital, they should have used an encoder knob. The buttons suck.
And I agree with RCMR, the colour scheme was really distinctive. Yeah, like everyone I gasped on first sight. But once you get a feel for the iron's quality, you instantly respect it and the colour scheme (and creative design) is a breath of fresh air.
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Encoder know would have been really nice, but with the presets, and the ability to change the presets, I don't think it is an issue.
With the digital readout, there is no doubt that the unit is on, and for me, I like to see how fast it heats up when I turn it on. :)
the fx888 was sold in norway in all color schemes, but I still like the blue/yellow best, the shape is a bit toyish, compared to fx951 and such stations.
Here in Norway, the price of the fx888 and fx888D was the same, equivalent to USD 280, but I gave in and bought this when it was available with digital controls.
neslekkim:
--- 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 ...
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I had to pay USD 280 for the 888d, and if I would buy the 951 I have to pay USD 750 (based on currency NOK - USD today)
I found one ebay seller from USA that sold the Hakko fx951 for around $240-250 for 220volts, and ordered that one, since the price was similar to what you pay for the 951 in US I thought this was ok, but the product arrived, and it was an chinese clone, bad one at it too.
I returned it, costed me an fortune, and received an new one (The previous did not have sleep function, old Iron stand and so on), so I got this, with sleep function, it looked ok, but the buttons/programming did not work, opened it up, and what do I see..
https://plus.google.com/107561384765867748075/posts/YWnQzZyvj2t
110/220volt transformer, and chinese text, yet another knockoff.. (The seller havent answered anymore, so I guess I have to take this loss)
So I found the Norwegian Hakko seller and ordered the 888D instead, at least I have something that I can trust, and wont burn down my home.
neslekkim:
--- Quote from: nanofrog on November 19, 2012, 08:26:09 pm ---
--- 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 ...
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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.
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How much for the JBC's then?, in Norway I have to pay:
JBC AD2940 - price :NOK 5450 - USD 980
JBC CD2BB + T245-A - price NOK 4375 - USD 788
amyk:
--- Quote from: neslekkim on January 17, 2013, 11:05:57 am ---
--- 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 ---
I had to pay USD 280 for the 888d, and if I would buy the 951 I have to pay USD 750 (based on currency NOK - USD today)
I found one ebay seller from USA that sold the Hakko fx951 for around $240-250 for 220volts, and ordered that one, since the price was similar to what you pay for the 951 in US I thought this was ok, but the product arrived, and it was an chinese clone, bad one at it too.
I returned it, costed me an fortune, and received an new one (The previous did not have sleep function, old Iron stand and so on), so I got this, with sleep function, it looked ok, but the buttons/programming did not work, opened it up, and what do I see..
https://plus.google.com/107561384765867748075/posts/YWnQzZyvj2t
110/220volt transformer, and chinese text, yet another knockoff.. (The seller havent answered anymore, so I guess I have to take this loss)
So I found the Norwegian Hakko seller and ordered the 888D instead, at least I have something that I can trust, and wont burn down my home.
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That's probably a clone (don't think Hakko would use a Holtek uC) but should work just as well as any other...
neslekkim:
--- 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?
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An real one you could by here: http://www.dancap.co.uk/
Very reasonable price. I have asked him about buying one there to get in Norway, but they refused to sell outside UK due to Hakko restrictions.
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