FX-951 station from ebay - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ShadowReaper
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2014, 07:09:01 am
content: Hello,I searched on ebay for a Hakko FX-951 and there are some new stations costing about 120$.I am thinking whether the hakko is a fake one.For example see this:http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-220V-HAKKO-FX-951-Digital-Solder-Soldering-Iron-Station-/181422033648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a3d988af0What do you think?

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 15, 2014, 07:35:32 pm
content: I would hazard a guess that it is a fake. Not knowing your country, here in the US, the 110V version sells for about $250 USD. It seems that the Hakko soldering stations are very popular to knock off. If you are in the EU, I just looked at DanCap Electronics in the UK. The price appears to be about 180 GBPs. Don't trust eBay. You are better off shopping from Amazon.com or a real Hakko distributor.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2014, 10:53:00 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on June 15, 2014, 07:35:32 pm+1BTW, if you go into your user profile and set your country, the flag will display under your userID. Makes it a lot easier for members to offer advice, particularly with relevant links.

author: Rick
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2014, 11:05:35 pm
content: Quote from: ShadowReaper on June 15, 2014, 07:09:01 amIf you are in the US, I think "niosales" sells genuine Hakko on ebay. They sell 110 V versions.

author: ShadowReaper
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 09:07:04 am
content: I live in Europe and the Hakko is somewhat hard to find. DanCap does not export outside UK.The 951's iron is thin and I would like a station with a thin iron. For example the Weller 51 iron is thick and it seems difficult to work on small smdsThe JBC cd-2bb, which Dave reviewed, has a nice thin iron but the price is too high...

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 09:39:54 am
content: Might want to take a serious look at anErsa i-Con Nano. Offers a lot of value in the EU market (~200EUR, incl. VATexample).Other members using them have had very good things to say (worth a search IMHO).BTW, setting up your country in your user profile really will help.

author: Rick
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 10:27:58 pm
content: Quote from: ShadowReaper on June 16, 2014, 09:07:04 amYou can get genuine Hakko from their distributor in Turkey (in Izmir). If you are interested I may try to find their address again. There will be no VAT either so... And shipping may cost less than the shipping from USA.But their prices are higher than in the US. I did not buy from them.I think you can tell a fake from a genuine one by just looking at the holder. On the ebay link you provide there are two different holders.

author: jetwolfk2
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 21, 2014, 06:27:33 am
content: The seller is in China, no need to look further than that

author: sfiber
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 21, 2014, 10:49:55 am
content: original hakko fx 951 has a push button on the holder and.When you put your soldering iron to holder there is a tilt due to the mass of iron and this push to the button on the holder.And hakko activate the sleep mode and reduce the temperature to 150 degrees.you should check this video

author: neslekkim
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2014, 08:48:55 pm
content: This type of holder is no sign of an real hakko, my latest fake 951 have this holder, it doesnt help the crappy station though.