My Hakko FX-888D iron just gave up the ghost mid-job on a vintage receiver

It was working fine, then the temp dropped like a rock and wouldn't recover, leaving me stranded halfway through a recap. Anyone have a reliable bench station they swear by for this kind of work?

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2 Comments

wilson.emma14d ago

Honestly, that iron's probably just got a bad connection or a blown fuse, not a total write-off.

ruby_sanchez4513d ago

You might be right about a simple fix, @wilson.emma, but my last iron had the same issue and it was a total mess. The heating element went bad after a similar problem, and it started scorching all my clothes. Even after replacing the cord, the temperature control was completely broken. Sometimes these things are just past saving, you know?