1 Aug
2015
1 Aug
'15
3:39 p.m.
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