#Hakko released a refreshed 888d soldering station called 888dx. Who knows - maybe the new interface is better, yet I’ve once set up presets on both my 888d and FR-810B and couldn’t be happier πŸ™ŒπŸ»

https://hakkousa.com/fx-888dx.html

#soldering #electronics #repair #hakko #hakko888d #diy #electronicsrepair

FX-888DX Soldering Station

STATION,SDRG,DIGITAL,ESD,BLUE/YELLOW,FX-8801,FX-888DX The HAKKO FX-888DX Digital Soldering Station improves the user interface from the FX-888D using a more intuitive method for adjusting temperature and includes a parameter lock to prevent accidental digital calibration of the station when attempting to change temperature.  The new temperature dial combined with the digital display makes it easier than ever to set and see the temperature while also increasing its power. Color Options: Blue, Silver, and Yellow   AVAILABLE 05/15/24

Another smd soldering practice kit done. Once again used my hot air station and a soldering iron, soldered with paste, since all of that is exactly what I wanted to practice done βœ…

P.S.: man, I just enjoy soldering. Gonna rey to learn BGA reballing at some point next - that's a whole different game, but nothing prevents me from trying 😊

#smd #eletronics #practice #diy #soldering #hakko #HakkoFA400 #hakkofr810b #Hakko888d

But man it takes so much gear to be done right πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

#soldering #hakko #hakkofr810b #hakko888d #hakkofa400 #smd

Practice makes perfect πŸ™ŒπŸ»

Got this #smd practice kit from AliExpress. Went surprisingly well, considering it was my first attempt on soldering with a paste and hot air.

Conclusion: I did use a soldering iron to make the joints more accurate because I put too much paste. Why? Because I need to buy narrower dispensing needles for the soldering paste.

Sadly seller did not include the bottom chip πŸ˜”

#soldering #hakko #hakkofr810b #hakko888d #hakkofa400

Cats destroyed mom's iPhone charging cable, but luckily I have some spare parts and a soldering iron. Fixed it yesterday as best as I could - works good as new πŸ˜€

#repair #iFixit #iFixitUkraine #Hakko #Hakko888d #Soldering #righttorepair #iPhone #Lightning

But best of all - I decided to test whether a #Dremel, a #Hakko888d soldering station and a #HakkoFA400 smoke absorber can all be powered off my #Bluetti EB70 power station or #solargenerator as they are also called these days.

I was quite surprised to find out that a soldering station only take about 70W of power and Dremel takes like 20-40W. While my #MacBookPro14 can take up to 96W...

Makes you think πŸ€”

Today I was about to throw away an old ASUS laptop power adapter that had a broken power cord. Quite a few years ago my mom gave it to me for #repair. Not willing to be an #ewaste contributor and decided that I can #fix it.

Disassembly of the #disposable #tech is a tad complicated, so I used my #Dremel to cut and then my #victorinox Swiss Tool Spirit's large flathead to break it open. The rest was quite easily done with a #Hakko888d soldering station and a #protechtoolkit from #iFixit.

Successfully done my first ever #repair of an approximately 5 years old #Apple #Lightning to #USB cable.
Just trimmed a part where the isolation went off and soldered a new connector in place πŸ™Œ

Was my first experience dealing with such small contact points, so I was a bit nervous connecting it to an iPad, but it turned out pretty well πŸ‘

Now awaiting a set of replacement lightning connectors from AliExpress that have 5 contact pins and support fast charge to fix another Apple cable - USB-C to Lightning this time 🧐

#soldering #solder #hakko #hakko888d #hakkofa400 #ifixit #ifixitukraine #ifixittools #diy #sustainability #reuse #ReuseRecycle #repairproject #ifixitprotechtoolkit #repairculture #repairability #repaircafe #shotonfairphone #ShotOnFairphone4 #ElectronicsRepair #electronics #righttorepair