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Information:

owner = Vancouver Hack Space
user certification required = no
hackable = No (See tips below)
model = Hakko FX-888D
serial # =
how many do we have? = 3
arrived = May 2013
does it work? = Works
if it breaks = Unplug machine, put a “broken” sign on machine, contact VHS email list.
contact = VHS email list
where = Above the electronics test area
replacement value = $100 each

Operation Details

This is one of the better videos about soldering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NU2ruzyc4

It is easy to mess up the temperature calibration on these soldering stations. Here is the undocumented factory reset procedure to fix them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecH4c6NdBuo