Hakko FR301 Desoldering Gun 6 Month Review
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Not Sponsored. I bought this Hakko desoldering tool in part thanks to all the nice people on this channel who use my links. It's an absolute joy to use. If you don't have one, I definitely recommend it (or one of the cheaper alternatives).
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Banggood has some less expensive alternatives with great reviews.
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I can not believe that RUclips just showed me this video today. Nice review.
FR301, best soldering tool I ever bought. After years of pure misery with squeeze bulbs, spring loaded suckers, desoldering braid. Should have bought one way sooner. About as massive a change as going from a crappy radio shack soldering iron to a proper temp controlled Hakko 936.
You're absolutely right. l don't remember if I mentioned it in this video, but I bought this after damaging a board I really wanted to fix because it took too many tries to get a chip desoldered with braid and hot air. This thing has been amazing.
I am currently learning how to solder, but the most challenging part for me is desoldering. I've heard great things about the desoldering gun, so I recently purchased one on eBay to make the process easier. Your video has helped me to confirm what I've read, and I already have a stand that I can use. Thank you for the informative video!
Awesome. Glad to hear it. If you keep it clean it will work well for a long time
How has the desoldering been?
@@Zpheme12 Fantastic. I use it almost every day
I've held off buying one of these due to the price.
But today, I ordered a ProsKit SS-331 which is a desolder "station" in that there's the controller box with LCD and the vacuum pump is inside this.
The gun is very light and from reviews, much easier to manipulate.
It's also less expensive, which gives me the excuse...... I MEAN REASON (cough) to buy it. LOL
Yeah. The hakko is a bit of a beast. I'm not opposed to the other models. I've always wanted to try the white one from banggood. For the one you got, you may want to consider checking out this video (towards the end) and he has some recommended mods. ruclips.net/video/o_OKRknuoCM/видео.html
Have one at work, love it so much I purchased one for home
Highly recommended. I really want to compare this thing head to head with one from like Banggood. I want to tell people to try the cheaper one, but this thing is just so good, it's hard for me to know if the other one could really measure up.
About to use it for the first time. Thanks for the video.
How did it go?
FR301-81 (rubber flat plug) 100V / 98W
FR301-82 (plastic round plug) 100V / 98W
FR301-03 120V / 140W
FR301-20 230V / 110W (Europe)
FR301-22 230V / 110W (UK)
I'm honestly not sure but I think some of them are primarily things like retail packaging versus bulk packaging and things like that. I ran into the same thing with the soldering iron
Looking at the FR-301/P with precision temperature setting. In the field this seems to be the best alternative especially when you must un-solder parts from boards currently installed (hardwired) at odd angle, sometimes on their side vs. on a flat surface.
Mine lasted a year and a half. Circuit board on order from Japan...6 weeks waiting time.
That's sad... I would obviously try to fix mine if it died but I've already decided that even if it died I still feel like it's a good purchase and I would buy another one
In Germany you can buy now between 350-400 euro. It´s very expensive :(
ITS BEEN 8 MONTHS SINCE THE DIY DESOLDERING IRON!
Feels like last week.....
I cleaned my office and found little bits of solder that I'm sure were from that video.
Thanks mate. I appreciate the thoughts. Been eyeing the FR301 but it’s just pricey no matter how you cut it.
I don’t desolder often enough to justify it. But god would it save time over a solder sucker
For me, it wasn't just saving time but in a relatively short time I broke 2 different things trying to desolder. Really stubborn components. That's what made me make the jump. The Bangood one might be just as good. I just haven't tried it personally.
@@AnotherMaker I’ve got some intricate very closely soldered stuff and some delicate more vintage stuff to desolder that I’ve been putting off because they’re a 5 hour job each with pretty high chance of failure.
I think you’ve pretty much just convinced me fully. So it’s gonna be my Christmas gift to myself. Time saving + cleaner desoldering. Sign me up.
Thanks mate, a huge help!
I used one of the cheap desoldering guns myself for a short while. When it worked...... It worked great! But it was prone to clogging, the temperature accuracy was not there, and it was really noisy. After several short desoldering jobs, the entire heating tip fell off. The heat, poor workmanship and lousy glue job rendered this tool useless... I did re- glue the tip back on, but it didn’t last long before it broke again.
Was going to buy another cheap”O” gun but in the end decided to buy the Hakko.
Couldn't take it apart to show how you maintain it? wether its just a tip replacement or a shaft change ? All you've done it said its great. I could have made a 60 second video to say exactly the ame thing and if you look, everybody has.
My friend made a very nice video detailing how to clean it. ruclips.net/video/ymb9mPDkVws/видео.html
Mine got the leg of a chip which I had cut off the board stuck in the tip on the very first time I used it lol… but it is really great 👍🏻
Lol. And all seriousness so I can't imagine not having this thing
Hakko is Japanese actually - I've got a previous model, the 808.
Yep. They're a Japanese company. They do have a Hakko USA company as well.
You make a convincing argument.
I'd love to compare this thing with the BangGood one and see if there is any discernable difference.
Great review. Where did you get the utility tray beneath?
Thank you. And I love that mat. When it gets cruddy, I can just throw it in the dishwasher. It's this one amzn.to/3uZWRGm
quick 201b or hakko fr301?
I was wondering how long does it take to heat up and have you ever had to change the heating element?
Maybe 30 seconds, and no, 4 years on, I'm still on the original element
@@AnotherMaker allright that sound good! I was worried of the heating time because there is no real station attached to it but 30 sec is real good!
I think I'll order this next month! Seems like a really nice piece of tech to complete my soldering lab! :)
Hakko FR301-03/P is more expensive version. What is different from FR301?
I've never seen that version. I'm not sure. Apparently they have a ton of 301s. Someone else commented about FR301-81 (rubber flat plug) 100V / 98W
FR301-82 (plastic round plug) 100V / 98W
FR301-03 120V / 140W
FR301-20 230V / 110W (Europe)
FR301-22 230V / 110W (UK)
you got one for 200? dang I just paid 300 lol. but great tool!
Thank you for your video. Could you tell me whether this gun would work on silver solder as well? Thank you
Absolutely. I use a lot of silver solder.
@@AnotherMaker Thank you
Cool, thanks for showing that... How is it with smd components?
I haven't done a ton of smd. It does suck all the solder off the surface, so I'd imagine it would be ok. If nothing else for cleanup, but I'll do a follow up on that.
you don’t want to use this with SMD. For that get a micro pencil or a hot air station
You didn't show how it works, where's the pump and such information
Sorry. I just did a quick take while I had it out for a job. I can go back and do something more detailed
@@AnotherMaker Found on another video, although hakko should be ashamed with that stand, really for that price..
The stand is ridiculous. I want to fab one out of metal but I haven't gotten around to it. One day.
The one you did w/ the ATX connector didn’t come out completely clean and that’s the problem I’m having a/ my model. Am I doing something or expecting too much? Feel like I’m the only one frustrated w/ this tool so it’s gotta be something I’m doing/not doing
Sometimes you have to add a little extra solder. The other 2 tricks I've learned are to hold the trigger a little longer and if a pin is against the side, use the tool to bend the pin to the center so it doesn't restick. Once you get the hang of it, you will love it... I think ;)
@@AnotherMaker Really appreciate the reply and advice. I'll give it a shot and report back. Is there a set temp that you found works the best? Thanks again
Its 300+ now 😭
You can buy a 2 piece desoldering station with the pump in a separate housing from Yihua or Aoyue for less than $180. The Yihua would probably have to come direct from China or Asia because I don't know of any American distributors, but the distributor for Aoyue in the States is located in Massachusetts which means it'll be easier if you have any kind of warranty or technical issues, or need new tips and replacement parts. I used an Aoyue for the last 5 years of my audio electronics repair career (the 1980s Hakko units in the shop wemre failing and we couldn't get parts because they were so old) and it worked surprisingly well.
why buy it you whip one up using your old solder and use a car vaccum as sucker
ruclips.net/video/diBgaWa2InQ/видео.html
I've done something similar. It's more fun and more exciting but it does not work as well
Japan, Hakko is Japanese not Chinese. Hence the high quality lol
haha yeah. They're really high quality. I do think they make some parts in China though.
Not everyone has that kind of money. A cheaper product would have been much more interesting
I totally get that. I am pretty cheap. Unfortunately, there is such a large gap between the cheap versions of this thing and this that it's probably not worth buying the cheap versions.
It’s not a review it’s advertisement
I mean they didn't give me the tool and they didn't pay me and I literally use the thing multiple times a week and I think it is one of the best tools that I own. But okay
Then Scotty Kilmer makes ads for Toyota . .
At less than 3 &1/2 minutes, I tend to agree with the OP: it's not much of a review. Also, having spent 20 years doing full-time audio electronics repair and working with Hakko and Aoyue desoldering stations every day, if you're gonna use it more than a few times a year, or for a half or full day on occasion, I would suggest buying a unit with the pump in a separate box from the gun because it will be a lot easier on your hand when the gun is half or 1/3 of the weight, less bulky, and doesn't vibrate like this does because the suction motor is built directly into the gun. You can buy a Yihua or Aoyue desoldering station for well under 200 bucks.
I’ve had the “Cheap” desoldering guns.
There NOT worth the money! Unreliable and constantly clogging up. With all of them breaking within a short usage period. For the money I’ve spent on the cheap ones, I could have bought the Hakko. Which I should have done in the first place!
That's REALLY good to know. I've seen a ton of initial impressions videos of the cheap ones, but no long term reviews. I couldn't be happier with the Hakko other than its worthless stand.
Which cheap desolderi g stations did you have that all broke on you? A lot of people have been using Yihua and their assessments have generally been good ---- IF it arrives in working condition. Typically you have to order them direct from China or Asia because I don't believe there are any authorized distributors in the US. I used an Aoyue dual soldering/desoldering station for the last 5 years of my audio repair bench tech career and it worked surprisingly well. Both Yihua and Aoyue make two piece, stand alone desoldering stations for less than $180, and Aoyue has a distributor in Massachusetts. I wasn't that impressed with the soldering iron that came with the fancier Aoyue as it was a little light duty for most of my work but the desoldering half was great.
I honestly don’t remember what make it was. I know I didn’t spend more than 80 to 90 dollars on any of them.
They worked decently for a while and various problems occurred. The plastic on one of the desoldering guns cracked and had no suction, repaired that and it lasted a while longer. The display screen crapped out on two of them. The temperature regulation was way out of accuracy, always had to run the iron hotter than the actual display. Desoldering gun was constantly clogging…
As I got deeper into electronics repair and builds, I just wanted something reliable. And the Hakko brand has been good to me so far.