Got in Trouble with Hakko FX-888D

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Re: Got in Trouble with Hakko FX-888D

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neslekkim wrote:fake, as fake as the hakko fx888, fx951.. fx951-fakes sells for $50 on aliexpress ;)

I bought the previous hakko termometer, also around $15, seems like it works good enough, uses the same sensors.
I got the Hakko FG-100 today. If it's a fake then I'm really impressed with the ability of the fakers. I don't have a "real" one to compare to but, honestly, it would be hard for me to even guess. I mean there are no flaws at all. The box even has a foil-type label. Maybe it isn't a fake? Maybe the cost in the far East is just very low?
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It pussles me sometimes also.. (like when I bought 50 pcs 74hc595 for total $8.. need to build an testrig for those I guess)

Do you have link for that?, is it measuring F or C?

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neslekkim wrote:It pussles me sometimes also.. (like when I bought 50 pcs 74hc595 for total $8.. need to build an testrig for those I guess)

Do you have link for that?,
Yes sir -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160933470443?ss ... 1497.l2649
is it measuring F or C?
C, which is no big deal to me.

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If it's a fake, how can you be sure it's not giving you a fake measurement?

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analoger wrote:If it's a fake, how can you be sure it's not giving you a fake measurement?

Hahaha - because ... well the reason would be ... um ... uh ...

I'll get back to you. :shock:

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analoger wrote:If it's a fake, how can you be sure it's not giving you a fake measurement?
OK, here's what happened. The Hakko soldering station I bought was NOT a fake, so I'm making a rash assumption that it's calibrated since I just got it. If it had been two years, then no ...

I set up the station and FG-100 to make a measurement. The FG-100 senses room temperature and that was spot-on. I turned on the FX-888 and set it to 300C. I waited a little while and put a small spot of solder on the tip, and touched it to the sensor.

I kid you not, I am not joking, and I was shocked -

The FG-100 read ...

300C

It was not even off by 1 deg at first, then went up to 302C after a bit.

:shock:

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Interesting. :o

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Great, ordered!
$16.88 with shipping is very cheap for this, and if it measures correctly its good enough ;)

I checked the the price for the same model, original here in Norway... $520.. that's crazy..

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neslekkim wrote:Great, ordered!
$16.88 with shipping is very cheap for this, and if it measures correctly its good enough ;)

I checked the the price for the same model, original here in Norway... $520.. that's crazy..
Cool - I hope yours woks as well.

Couple of other things -

Just because I'm me :D I took a piece of ice out of my freezer and touched it to the FG-100 thermocouple. It read 0 to 1 C. It sure has a pretty wide range.

My 15W Radio Shack iron runs at 360C.

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FACTORY RESET SEQUENCE FOUND!

I did the same thing as the OP. After some searching around I found a Factory Reset Sequence that was provided by a Hakko rep.

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecH4c6NdBuo

Enjoy!

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Interesting.. thanks for posting that!

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Thanks, we added it to the product page

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You're very welcome, cheers!

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If you have one that is Celcius, this trick changes it to farenheit, but I did it one more time, but pressed ok at the A symbol, and it got back to C..

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neslekkim wrote:If you have one that is Celcius, this trick changes it to farenheit, but I did it one more time, but pressed ok at the A symbol, and it got back to C..
I bet that means United States and Asian defaults.
Also, F/C can be set in the settings menu:
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