I use a Hakko FX-888 and 888D at work and they are both great production units for not much money. <div><br></div><div>Not super cheap, but all four of them have held up for years in a production environment. <br><br>On Sunday, October 25, 2015, Tom Bugs <<a href="mailto:admin@bugbrand.co.uk">admin@bugbrand.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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But, ps, yes, those Hakko ones would definitely be a good
investment.<br>
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FX-888<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-FX-888D/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ref=sr_1_1/178-1019377-1556750?ie=UTF8&qid=1445777712&sr=8-1&keywords=hakko+fx888+soldering+station" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-FX-888D/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ref=sr_1_1/178-1019377-1556750?ie=UTF8&qid=1445777712&sr=8-1&keywords=hakko+fx888+soldering+station" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-FX-888D/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ref=sr_1_1/178-1019377-1556750?ie=UTF8&qid=1445777712&sr=8-1&keywords=hakko+fx888+soldering+station</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Don’t
bother with the budget Wellers, I’ve got a box of dead ones
if you need convincing<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
Synth-diy [<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','synth-diy-bounces@dropmix.xs4all.nl');" target="_blank">mailto:synth-diy-bounces@dropmix.xs4all.nl</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>bbob<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 25, 2015 7:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SDIY List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [sdiy] workshop soldering iron
recommendations<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I need to buy 3 or 4 soldering irons for
some workshops i'll be teaching. nothing fancy, but
reliable, does not need to support smd. something like
the Weller Wlc100 would be fine, but i'd like to spend under
$100. any recommendations? <u></u><u></u></p>
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