Got the Hakko back from my Teletech friend today. You would not believe the news. Initially he also found that the iron was useless as supplied. He then tweaked up the calibration trim pot on the unit and wow! What a difference.
I know I am one unlucky bastard but how bad can it get huh? I receive the unit so far out of calibration that it is essentially useless and I call the supplier who fails to identify the problem after much discussion. Doesn't help when you live 2500km away from the Perth supplier either.
So it is back to square one now, renewing my acquaintance with the Hako. It is a completely different unit now. My friend reckons that the Hakko has better thermal recovery than his Weller which to it's credit is 25 years old!
Think it must have been your faith that kept me hanging in there Willawake.
My problem now is that
The Hakko calibration instrument costs more than the iron! Figure that some of you guns out there must have a simple trick up your sleeve to do the job.
I will keep you posted on future performace evaluations on the unit and any other observations. There is an up side to this experience though. Being forced to use the scope sledgehammer has made me much better at soldering mobos.
I finally got some pics for you as well:
The Old trigger activated Scope: If you hold the collar down for about ten seconds or so, the tip will start to glow cherry red. My Dick Smith (apologies for swearing) ESR meter Kit. And my new new Hakko. The tip cleaner which looks like a golden scourer works great and I have been using it since I got the Hakko.
I know I am one unlucky bastard but how bad can it get huh? I receive the unit so far out of calibration that it is essentially useless and I call the supplier who fails to identify the problem after much discussion. Doesn't help when you live 2500km away from the Perth supplier either.
So it is back to square one now, renewing my acquaintance with the Hako. It is a completely different unit now. My friend reckons that the Hakko has better thermal recovery than his Weller which to it's credit is 25 years old!
Think it must have been your faith that kept me hanging in there Willawake.
My problem now is that
I need a rough rule of thumb to calibrate the temperature scale correctly.
The Hakko calibration instrument costs more than the iron! Figure that some of you guns out there must have a simple trick up your sleeve to do the job.
I will keep you posted on future performace evaluations on the unit and any other observations. There is an up side to this experience though. Being forced to use the scope sledgehammer has made me much better at soldering mobos.
I finally got some pics for you as well:
The Old trigger activated Scope: If you hold the collar down for about ten seconds or so, the tip will start to glow cherry red. My Dick Smith (apologies for swearing) ESR meter Kit. And my new new Hakko. The tip cleaner which looks like a golden scourer works great and I have been using it since I got the Hakko.
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