Hakko FA400 on eBay - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: netdudeuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2015, 09:01:32 am
content: Is this likely to be a counterfeit ?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261709261463?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITI wonder how effective the filter would be and how safe it would be on the UK mains.Is the basic design better than those other 'generic' standalone units ? I found the latter style to be near useless as I needed to have it too close to the work.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 18, 2015, 07:41:23 pm
content: From what I can see, unless you have a professional fume extraction work bench, or DIY a system with a vacuum, and ducting, anything like the Hakko or the Weller WSA350 that I have, will have to be placed close to the work. It took a bit to get used to it, but I am comfortable with it right there at the project. Professional systems like this:http://www.techedu.com/Weller/Fume-Extraction/Weller-WFE2ESKIT1/?Source=googleshopping&gclid=CMGPmtKjnsMCFdgPgQod_y8APAcan be very expensive. You might want to try to roll your own, something like this?

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2015, 01:57:01 am
content: QuoteWhen it's floating around 3C outside, the last thing you want to do is squirt all your warm air out there. Something like that wants a heat exchanger, otherwise you'll end up paying in electricity what the professional one would have cost

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 19, 2015, 02:49:44 am
content: Good point, I live in Florida. It never gets that cold. Look at this solution then:Pretty neat and should be cheap to make, if not time consuming. You can click a link at the beginning to see full build of version 2. The video is over an hour long, though.

author: netdudeuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2015, 08:01:09 am
content: Quote from: dunkemhigh on January 19, 2015, 01:57:01 amMy thoughts exactly. If it was warm enough I'd just have a fan blowing the fumes out the window.The Hakko one looks better than some as it can be used on it's back so it wouldn't quite be so in the way even if it was near to the work. However, I do still wonder if it is a fake and how effective and safe it would be ?

author: netdudeuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2015, 11:20:59 am
content: As it happens, I just called them. They can get it - for about £140but haven't sold any in a very long time. That price probably has something to do with it.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2015, 11:49:39 am
content: QuoteYeah, nice job.

author: netdudeuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2015, 06:02:44 pm
content: Anyone tried the AOYUE 933 - Solder Fume Extraction System ?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331236387574?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITLooks like I could just tape the hose to my FX888D.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 01:30:12 pm
content: With the understanding that the eBay Hakko FA400s are certainly fake, are they still better than nothing?? Given the prices of components here in Switzerland, I don't think I could build one for less than the $40 shipped that I could get a fake Hakko for.(I don't like supporting counterfeiting, really, so I'm open to suggestions.)

author: gmit77
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 05:28:19 pm
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on January 20, 2015, 11:10:31 amHAKKO priced it 12000 Yen = 92 Euroof course we heard about cheaper price.we sell it for 95 euro and we understand it is not cheap, tight marign on it.I asked HAKKO why EU FA-400 is way more expensive, the reply is often the same: different power cord, electronic design and certifications.we are sorry we can not provide a better price, maybe a small discount code for the forum. let me know if some one is interested.ciao

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 01, 2015, 09:15:20 am
content: I totally agree on not encouraging fakes. I don't really need a professional one, but I'm at a loss to what "cheaper types" there are that are available here in Switzerland -- every extractor I've found for sale here for under $100 has been a fake Hakko design, regardless of what brand it's labeled as. (Is a counterfeit that lacks the brand name any less of a counterfeit??)Here's an example:http://www.conrad.ch/ce/de/product/588318/Loetrauchabsaugung-TOOLCRAFT-ZD-153-230-VAC-23-W-60-mh?ref=listIf anyone has any suggestions for 220V extractors that are cheap and work well and aren't fakes, I'm all ears!

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2015, 01:24:47 pm
content: I thought that was a clone of an older Hakko design??