Hakko FX-888D Digital Soldering Station

Overview

Hakko FX-888D station.

Hakko FX-888D Digital Soldering Station soldering iron and tip cleaner holder.

The Hakko FX-888D is a 65 W digital soldering station with adjustable temperature control and an integrated display. It is an updated digital version of the popular FX-888 soldering station and includes several new features, including user-selectable preset temperatures, digital calibration, a low-temperature alarm to help protect against cold solder joints, and optional password protection of the temperature setting to allow for process control. The soldering iron holder houses both a wet sponge and a brass wire sponge for cleaning the tip; since the brass is softer than the tip plating but harder than the oxidation that forms on the tip, this provides a great alternative for cleaning the tip that does not reduce the tip temperature and does not require water.

Features

• Adjustable temperature control
• 70 W 120 VAC base station
• Temperature range of 120 °F to 899 °F (50 °C to 480 °C)
• Maintains idle temperature ±1.8 °F (1 °C) of set point when set to 400 °F to 899 °F (200 °C to 480 °C)
• Digital display can show set temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius
• Low temperature alarm to help protect against cold solder joints
• Ceramic heating element and sensor ensures rapid heat-up temperature and fast thermal recovery
• Password protected temperature setting functionality
• Preset modes allows you to store up to five preset temperatures
• Compact design
• ESD Safe
• MET Laboratories NRTL safety approval

Soldering iron tips

Since the soldering iron tip can easily be swapped, it is useful to keep a variety of tips on hand and use the best tip for the job; it is also useful to have extras on hand as replacements. We carry chisel- and conical-type T18 soldering tips for the FX-888D in a variety of sizes:

• T18-D12 Soldering Tip (1.2 mm width by 14.5 mm length chisel tip)
• T18-D16 Soldering Tip (1.6 mm width by 14.5 mm length chisel tip — one of these is included with this soldering station)
• T18-D24 Soldering Tip (2.4 mm width by 14.5 mm length chisel tip)
• T18-D32 Soldering Tip (3.2 mm width by 14.5 mm length chisel tip)
• T18-B Soldering Tip (0.5 mm radius by 14.5 mm length conical or pencil tip)
• T18-I Soldering Tip (0.2 mm radius by 14.5 mm length conical or pencil tip)
• T18-IS Soldering Tip (0.2 mm radius by 11 mm length conical or pencil tip)

Soldering iron features

Hakko FX-8801 soldering iron included with the Hakko FX-888D Digital Soldering Station.

• 65 W 26 VAC soldering iron
• Slender, lightweight ergonomic iron handle
• Compatible with Hakko T18 series tips
• Wide selection of tips available for SMD and through-hole applications
• Includes standard 1.6 mm T18-D16 chisel tip
• Less than 2 Ω tip-to-ground resistance
• Less than 2 mV tip-to-ground potential
• Ceramic heating element
• 190 mm (7.5″) iron length
• 1.2 m (4 ft) cord length

Included parts

• 70 W digital soldering station
• FX8801-02 65 W soldering iron
• T18-D16 1.6 mm chisel tip
• FH800-01BY iron holder
• A1559 cleaning sponge
• A1561 tip cleaning wire

A printed instruction manual is included with this item and is also available as a downloadable PDF (2MB pdf).

This product is Hakko item number FX888D-23BY.

Note: This soldering iron is not a toy. The soldering tip becomes very hot during use. Children should only use the soldering iron with appropriate supervision and protection, such as safety glasses.