FX601-02 Adjustable Temperature Controlled Soldering Iron, 67 Watts

Bought this because I was doing two panels with an old Weller on a temperature controller that was very fussy about keeping a consistent temperature. With stained glass it is plug in, wait to heat up, solder, wipe, wait, repeat. Except waiting for it to get back up to temperature took longer and longer, even when wiping it clean with a dry bronze wool pad rather than a moist sponge. Sometimes it would just take a break and not really announce itself, so I'd have to set it aside and admire my unfinished work for a bit before it decided it was ready to work again. Sure, it's probably 20-30 years old, but I was only asking for some consistency.Bought this at the tail end of the project and this is a dream soldering iron. Light, with a temperature controller on the handle, the Hakko fires up quickly and maintains it's temperature so that you can get work done faster and bead the solder better and easier. The ceramic core keeps the heat steady and even when wiping down with the moist sponge, this comes back to temperature so quickly you don't miss a step.I've known lots of people doing stained glass who bought iron after iron looking for the one that made their soldering look good. The problem was always trying to find an iron with a consistent temperature and ability to recover from the cleaning process. Some people never really got the knack of listening to the rhythms of the iron. And as their irons got older, itheygot a bit more touchy about heating up and staying heated up. This might just be the solution they were looking for. Certainly, the old Weller is going into my drawer in favor of this little beauty. Treat her gently, use the old temperature controller for a dimmer switch on some lamp and have at it with this one. This is an iron that is well worth the money and probably the only iron you'll need. Starting out, get one iron and make it this one.

Excellent, holds temp and really nice to be able to adjust the temp for the speed you solder and the different types of solder.

I've only used this iron for one session and already I can see why the pros love it. I can control the heat with a specific temp and in stained glass that's important. If you're getting into stained glass like I am, this is your most important tool. Don't skimp.

This is a legit Hakko! Works perfect!

As long as it is a genuine hakko, you will have a great soldering experience the FX601-02 is for the United States and the -01 is for other countries. Make sure that the white heating element inside says HAKKO on it. This proves that it isn't a knock off. I learned this the hard way

Great quality

Heat quickly and works really well.

This is the second one of these we've purchased for our stained glass group here at Oak Hammock CCRC. We got the first one, and everyone wanted to use that one instead of the larger tipped Weller 80 units. It's much lighter feel and very fast warm up are great. Solders beautifully and the ability to adjust the temperature with a simple knob on the handle makes it work well even for heavy wire or zinc framing. But it has a few irritating drawbacks:1. The power cabel for it is very stiff and heavy and seems to always catch on the corner of the table or your board, or knocks over containers of flux if you're not careful. Moving to a lighter cord would be a very big improvement. This cord is such a contrast with the very light weight of the iron itself.2. The temperature control knob on the handle if too flat and hard to grip. This coupled with it being hard to turn makes it an irritation when you want to move the temp up or down.3. I'm not sure the calibration of the temperature settings are consistent. With the first unit we bought a setting of 360 degrees C. was fine for soldering foil, but on the second one that same setting barely would melt the solder.Despite this issues, it's still our group's iron of choice.

The seller sold me a defective product and I was unable to return it in the return window and now I'm stuck with a solder iron that doesn't heat up. The product comes from the US hence it is so expensive. It is half the price to get it from the official hakko branch called Sumitron in Delhi.

tout à fait a conforme ce que j'attendais même si j'ai d'û prendre un convertisseur de 220 V en 120 V c'est très pratique

Excelente producto y muy rapida la entregaEs la primera vez que compro en amazon y me deja muy buena impresion

Good quality. Love the temperature adjustment.

Really like this soldering ironTemp control is a plusSmall tip to do stained glass