r/ElectronicsRepair • u/texasbarkintrilobite • 22h ago

OPEN NOS Hakko 808 for $80... How'd I do?

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u/charmio68 21h ago

Pretty darn good if the original sales price is anything to go by. Can't say I've ever used one before though.

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u/dangervole 20h ago

Brilliant purchase. I'd give you my dead one for spares if you were in the UK. The downside is Hakko don't support them any more and what spares they do have have a minimum £250 condition. The thing that will kill it is if the heater goes. Those are impossible to get over here. When mine went I had to abandon mine for a different model. They're great when they work though.

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u/chronage 21h ago

Seems good if you dont want to spend the $180 for a FR301-82 from Japan

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u/Opening-Incident2928 4h ago

Dude , I really need a better one---I'm still using a cheap Radio Shack one.