[J-Pak]

Hi
 
Can anyone tell me if the 900M series of tips (ie 900M-T-3.2D) will work with the FX-888D?
 
Hakko's website recommends the T18 series. I've tried contacting numerous sellers in China asking if the 900M series will work with the FX888, but never receive a response. My educated guess is that it should work (it seems like it is the same part with a new model name), but I'd like to double check.
 
Cheers.

 

[BassBoyer]

I'm not sure of this, I've only had my 888D since christmas, but if yours came with a tip chart than look at that. Mine came with a tip chart, but currently i don't have it on hand.

 

[DingoSmuggler]

Hakko don't officially accept that 900M tips are suitable for the FX888(D), but that may be partly due to the plethora of fake 900M tips around, or the fact they're discontinued, or just because there's slight differences.
 
They're physically the same size, but the FX888 heating element is rated at 70W over the 936's 60W. But this really shouldn't affect the tips that much. I've definitely heard of people using them without issue, and I've almost bought some 900M tips for my FX888, but it turned out the shipping costs negated any savings over a local source of T18 types.

 

[reidman]

The 900m tips are longer on the inside therefore the heating element doesn't fit up to top f tip, the do fit and work but slower heat-up and harder to keep temp with air gap. Fix is to grind off 900m to same inside length as T-18 use calipers to measure inside depth of T-18 then measure the inside of the 900m tips grind off correct amount from base of 900m so heating element goes all the way to top of tip.

 

[DingoSmuggler]

  The 900m tips are longer on the inside therefore the heating element doesn't fit up to top f tip, the do fit and work but slower heat-up and harder to keep temp with air gap. Fix is to grind off 900m to same inside length as T-18 use calipers to measure inside depth of T-18 then measure the inside of the 900m tips grind off correct amount from base of 900m so heating element goes all the way to top of tip.

Good to know.