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Hakko 936 from ebay?

post #1 of 15
1/20/10 at 3:24am
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Hey,
Has anyone ordered a Hakko 936 from ebay?
I guess specifically the Hong Kong sellers. IE:
HAKKO 936 ESD SAFE iron Soldering Station 220V 10 tips on eBay.ca (item 270508136769 end time 29-Jan-10 03:15:40 EST)

HAKKO 936 ESD SAFE Iron Solder Station 10 tips 220V new on eBay.ca (item 290390062207 end time 09-Feb-10 13:04:06 EST)

Would you say legit?
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post #2 of 15
1/20/10 at 6:09am
Never bought from them.

About Canton - Powered by www.cantonmade.com

Why risk getting one of the better clones when HMC sells genuine Hakko for a few dollars more?


Hakko 936ESD: Hakko 936 / 936-12 ESD Safe Soldering Station, Variable Temperature, ESD-Safe
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post #3 of 15
1/20/10 at 8:03am
I just picked one up at Fry's for $75
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post #4 of 15
1/20/10 at 11:11am
Yep. The regular price at Frys is now $74.99:
FRYS.com*|*Hakko
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post #5 of 15
1/20/10 at 12:28pm
you can also get it at a fairly good price from allspec

Hakko 936-12 | ESD-Safe Soldering/Rework Stations
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post #6 of 15
2/1/10 at 3:08am
I just ordered one from Cantonmade (ebay) today (before I found this thread).

Yes.. there is always a non-insignificant chance of receiving a knock-off when you order from "certain places" if you don't know better. But, being in Canada, it can be difficult to find this type of tool for a decent price (no Fry's). Anyway, I figured it was worth the risk. Especially with the reasonable shipping. Heck, I'm just getting into electronics soldering and have not used this level of gear before, so I might not even realize if it's a half decent fake.

Plus, the 10 extra included tips are nice for someone who's starting out. Unless of course they are shoddy knock-offs as well. :P

For casual, novice hobbiests in this area, such as myself, it would not be the end of the world, as long as the thing turns out to be usable.

I also cheaped out on all my soldering supplies by purchasing from dealextreme. < $9 for 1/2 Ibs of 0.6mm, 2% flux solder.
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post #7 of 15
2/1/10 at 3:21am
alot of the time knock offs are very close to being just as good being as there just clones of the original sometimes from the same factory that makes the real ones in china
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post #8 of 15
2/1/10 at 4:30am

deja vu?

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/hak...w-real-468945/
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post #9 of 15
2/1/10 at 5:06am
Lol, I should have saved an extra $20 and gone with this one:

Fako #2

At least the one in the OP has Hakko actually written on it. A better counterfit, IMHO, and definitely worth the extra $$
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post #10 of 15
2/1/10 at 6:37pm
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Originally Posted by tomb View Post
Yep. The regular price at Frys is now $74.99:
FRYS.com*|*Hakko
not a bad deal. I might pick one up as a spare.

ever priced spare parts? the handle itself (heating element as well) is like that much, just for the part alone!

I'm pretty sure the pencil is compatible with the digital ayoue thing that I have (that pencil is not very good but the digital part is nice). I might just move the hakko pencil over to the display display, for that $75. then the trafo becomes a shelf-spare, in effect
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post #11 of 15
2/2/10 at 12:07am
I bought mine on Ebay from niosales:

HAKKO 936-12 SOLDER STATION WITH 4 EXTRA TIPS INCLUDED! - eBay (item 390003023270 end time Feb-16-10 12:09:25 PST)

For $99USD it came with 4 extra tips. I have no complaints with the product or service. It also appears to be the real unit and not a knock-off.

I wish we had Fry's in Florida, then again, perhaps my wallet is better off!

jk
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post #12 of 15
6/9/10 at 6:35pm

Oh sh##.

 

I just bought a hakko 936-12 from cantonmade too.  I did extensive search to find info about which soldering iron to buy and where.  It turns out, that I may have done a very poor choice...

 

joined this forum after...

 

How would one check if they are real?  Do we have to dissaemble to check the heating element?  If I find out they are fake, might try a dispute resolution in paypal or ebay.

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post #13 of 15
6/21/10 at 7:40am


Well you can leave a real Hakko on for 24 hrs straight at 800F without using it and it works like new.  A fake the thing will melt,  ask me how I know.
 

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Originally Posted by kafkacloud View Post

Oh sh##.

 

I just bought a hakko 936-12 from cantonmade too.  I did extensive search to find info about which soldering iron to buy and where.  It turns out, that I may have done a very poor choice...

 

joined this forum after...

 

How would one check if they are real?  Do we have to dissaemble to check the heating element?  If I find out they are fake, might try a dispute resolution in paypal or ebay.

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post #14 of 15
6/21/10 at 8:14am
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Originally Posted by regal View Post


Well you can leave a real Hakko on for 24 hrs straight at 800F without using it and it works like new.  A fake the thing will melt,  ask me how I know.
 


 


maybe i should try it on my taiyo (goot) one to see haha

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post #15 of 15
6/21/10 at 8:20am


When I took apart the melted probe,  the design was unserviceable.  Bought a Hakko after that.  I think my fake one's name began with an A.
 

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maybe i should try it on my taiyo (goot) one to see haha

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