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In the hakko line, fx-951 is the step-up which uses a heater and sensor in the tip (t15/t12 tips). The alternative, for a hobbyist, would be something like thi
by auxym 2y ago
In the hakko line, fx-951 is the step-up which uses a heater and sensor in the tip (t15/t12 tips).
The alternative, for a hobbyist, would be something like this new iFixit iron, the Pinecil, Miniware TS80/TS100 or one of the variety of chinese irons from amazon and Aliexpress that take Hakko T12 tips (Quicko and similar).
On the high-end, professional side, it's JBC and Metcal. Expensive.
- dannas 2y agoI recommend https://eleshop.eu/jbc-bt-2bqa-soldering-station.html https://eleshop.eu/jbc-bt-2bqa-soldering-station.html The handle is so light! Active tips! Heats up in 2 seconds. Goes to standby mode when you put away the handle to save the tips. There's even a lighter compatible precision handle that you can buy. Luke Gorrie posted a bunch of Twitter threads where he compare the sizes of soldering handles. Can't find it now but https://github.com/lukego/soldering https://github.com/lukego/soldering might lead you to them.
- dannas 2y agoHere's the photo of different soldering handles: https://x.com/lukego/status/1308366430849716226/photo/1 https://x.com/lukego/status/1308366430849716226/photo/1