1 Aug
2015
1 Aug
'15
3:58 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian
McLaughlin
Sent: 01 August 2015 23:39
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: This Hobby Is Actually Useful!
Thanks. I did do a search, but obviously not that well :-(
On Aug 1, 2015, at 3:24 PM, Robert Jarratt
<robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion, but Hakko appears not
to be available in the UK.
On ebay I can find US sellers and Chinese sellers. I
suspect the Chinese ones are
imitations, so I would prefer to avoid those.
Sorry - missed the UK part :)
Did some googling, and it looks like Hakko makes a 230v version. I found a UK
retailer that lists it:
http://www.dancap.co.uk/soldering/fx888D.html
<http://www.dancap.co.uk/soldering/fx888D.html>
Although there?s quite the premium - GBP99 vs USD99.
You are correct about Chinese counterfeits - this is a very popular iron and
there are lots of counterfeit units out there. As a device designed to get hot
enough to melt metal, I wouldn?t want a counterfeit unit on my desk :)
However, the make and model doesn?t really matter - look for a reasonably
priced temperature controlled device, and you?ll never want to go back. They
are a pleasure to use.
Ian