Fake / Counterfeit Hakko

item brought from Aliexpress site from
free shipping HAKKO FX-888D Digital Soldering Station/Solder Electric Soldering Irons 70W Many gifts
do not buy from HK POVOS Electronic Technology Co Ltd(Professional repair tool) they do not respond

[alamuru]

Thanks so much for sharing! I was just about to buy this for half price on Aliexpress, I think I'll have to find some other place to buy it now.

[learningisglorious]

Poor you. I got one form my Authorized Distributor in Vietnam. It really nice, work perfectly. I cracking open it and it made by the top quality components such as Nichicon Capacitor, 3.2 A high quality transformer...

[davidferguson]

If you think you are going to get a genuine Hakko soldering station from AliExpress then you are sadly mistaken

[superpooper_]

If the product description said "high quality or style" means it is fake . The cheapest original Hakko fx888 is usd 70. So, if ship from China usd 70 + shipping... Do the maths

[doug]

IMO, the best way to get a OFFICIAL HAKKO product would be to buy from a HAKKO dealer, and there are authorized Hakko dealers on ebay and amazon, the Hakko website furnishes a list by country of authorized dealers. i paid $96.00 american for my station, thru amazon, and the dealer was listed by Hakko, B+D Enterprises. I keep hearing people they got a fake, but it was much cheaper???? I have not even seen one complete station cheaper than that. and that was including free shipping.

[cprogrck]

You should put Fake / Counterfeit Hakko in your title.

[BlackMoonRisng]

if you buy it from aliexpress then its decided that its not a genuine hakko product, alot of stuff there are mostly imitations so buyer beware always

[sujayphadke]

Hi,
    what is the kind of green board you have as a base? Where can I buy it?

[adelmorse]

Why the fuck do you even buy from such sites....sigh

[oestrek]

This may be the problem with mine as well. Further research has indicated that my unit is from an authorized dealer and yet the unit is so below subpar that they need to invent a new scale for this one.
I bought a hakko 888d off of Amazon. A total piece of shit. I have fried three elements in the unit. The last element was only used for less than 5 hours. I am honestly unsure whether it is a "fake" or Hakko has a value line of product that they have outsourced to some sort of slipshod manufacturer. All I know is I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM. MY Weller works great and I thought that I would like to have the better control of a digital readout boy was I mistaken. Ten years of flawless service from my weller and this turd has barely given me a year.

[rachajtle]

You bought a counterfeit ! It is perfectly visible.

[samteccomputermaintenance]

I think is best going for pace jbc soldering iron I had a pace hw100 great soldering iron eBay for 100 to 150

[windmill]

Buy a genuine Hakko FX-888D and you won't have a problem!

[samteccomputermaintenance]

I have made a video about it I will be doing one on jbc also soon

[tcphll]

Yep,  you bought a clone, and a poor one at that. Sorry, mate. 

[victorjrfeliciano]

the name of the game is making MONEY that is the key for them!!, sorry for your lost.

[Bigrignohio]

I'm sorry but NOTHING on Aliexpress is "legit". Anyone who buys from there should realize they are risking the possibility of a poor (or dead) product with NO support in exchange for saving some money. For some low-risk items that is an acceptable gamble. I personally would NOT risk it for anything that, if it malfunctions, could burn down my house! I have heard of hot-air SMD soldering stations "starting up" their heating elements with no outside control and WITHOUT also running the fan. Talk about high risk!

[samteccomputermaintenance]

hi did check the insides of the hakko  they all look the same even the element is a hakko brand. same chip set also 
i think i will stick to pace soldering stations they have never let me down