Reddit reviews American Hakko FX888D-29BY/P Station, Sdrg, Digital, Esd, F
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This is an O.E.M. Authorized partFits with various American hakko brand modelsOem part # FX888D-29BY/P
You are going to have a really bad time with that iron. It’s just too cold and too big to do proper joints at this scale.
I know it sucks to hear someone tell you to spend more, but either get this guy for a bench unit:
hakko FX-888D
Or this guy as a LiPo powered portable/do it all:
TS100
Soldering is usually the make or break part of building FPV copters. If you enjoy it and can do it successfully, you will enjoy building FPV and do it successfully. If it’s a pain in the ass, and a constant struggle to get you joints down easily... then building FPV will be a pain in the ass also.
It’s a super valuable skill to have, but not a skill you can build with shitty tools. A shitty iron will make you a shitty solderer. A damn decent iron will at least give you the chance to become a damn decent solderer.
I’ve owned/used over 30 irons at home and work for the least several decades and those are the only two I’d recomend for FPV. Get the Hakko if you are interested in having a solid workbench where you can craft like a pro. Get the TS100 if you’re only going to solder with/for FPV and would attempt a repair in the field.
I own both, on for the bench and one for the bag.
I have another iron that costs 4x what that hakko does and I almost never touch it anymore. That hakko is unbeatable for the money by a huge margin.
The FX-888D is also available on Amazon Canada for 140: https://www.amazon.ca/FX888D-29BY-Digital-Soldering-Station-FX-888D/dp/B00NF2Q8N8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501918056&sr=8-1&keywords=hakko+fx888
I have the analog version (FX-888), and it's solid. Been using it for years, easy to swap tips (but very good quality, still running on the original), slim but powerful element (65W), ready from cold start in about 30 seconds.
I also have an old Weller WTCP unit, but the Hakko beats it by leaps.