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Measuring the temperature of a soldering iron tip
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Fungus:
User interface aside, mine solders perfectly.

What's the wattage of your old iron compared to the Hakko? Maybe you're noticing a difference in Wattage. It will be noticeable if you're soldering big stuff and/or thick wires.


IanB:
I have a Hakko FX-888. Luckily I bought it before they downgraded it to the 888D. I find it solders very well, but one thing I do with all irons is to dispense with the fine conical tip that often comes as standard and replace it with a much bigger flat tip or horseshoe tip. The conical tip will not deliver enough heat unless you are soldering very tiny things.
smbaker:
The old iron was 90 watts, and the new Hakko I believe is 75 watts. So yes there's a decrease in wattage, but I'm also merely soldering DIP IC sockets to a 2-layer board. 75 watts ought to do it. I like the fine conical tip. :)

Miscalibration is a possibility (and could be corrected in software). I'll know next week when the tester arrives.
Fungus:

--- Quote from: smbaker on March 04, 2023, 11:58:41 pm ---The old iron was 90 watts, and the new Hakko I believe is 75 watts. So yes there's a decrease in wattage, but I'm also merely soldering DIP IC sockets to a 2-layer board. 75 watts ought to do it. I like the fine conical tip. :)

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Turn it up 10 degrees.  :-//

(The Wattage only kicks in with the thermostat and maybe you're teetering on the temperature brink)

PS: What temperature did you dial? What indicated temperature does the solder melt at? Did you do the cold-start test?
DimitriP:

--- Quote from: IanB on March 04, 2023, 11:19:55 pm ---I have a Hakko FX-888. Luckily I bought it before they downgraded it to the 888D. I find it solders very well, but one thing I do with all irons is to dispense with the fine conical tip that often comes as standard and replace it with a much bigger flat tip or horseshoe tip. The conical tip will not deliver enough heat unless you are soldering very tiny things.

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There you go!  :-+
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