Tag: soldering

  • Real vs. Fake Hakko Soldering Iron

    Connection between the tip and the barrel:

    Type of screw on the temperature control knob:

    Cable fatigue protector at the iron’s bottom:

    Yellow color of the temperature selector label

    By unscrewing the barrel and looking at the label on the ceramic core:

    Photo credits to Lisa James, Lisa Abeles-Allison from the Stained Glass Patterns Facebook group.