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A Hakko FX-888 or FX-888D is a good hobbyist iron if you're going to be soldering a decent amount. I have one and it's very much worth the money. I've heard go
by bschwindHN 7y ago
A Hakko FX-888 or FX-888D is a good hobbyist iron if you're going to be soldering a decent amount. I have one and it's very much worth the money.
I've heard good things about the TS-100 as well but I've never tried one so I can't confirm anything about it.
- leviathant 7y agoI bought a Hakko FX-888D a few years ago and immediately regretted all the time I had wasted using crappy irons for a decade and a half. Suddenly, soldering worked as easily as it did on all those YouTube videos. I solder so infrequently that it felt like spending $100 on an iron was overkill, and I couldn't have been more wrong.
- bschwindHN 7y agoSame! My first iron was a shitty radioshack one. Shelling out the $100 for a Hakko is absolutely worth it for the time and frustration savings. I actually really enjoy soldering with it because it works so smoothly. My only regret is not getting the analog version because Hakko kinda sucks at making digital interfaces.