Wondering if anyone knows if the basic Hakko Red iron will work with any alternative tips? About to do some SMD soldering, so the standard conical tip is a bit much.
TIA for any direction!
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I have not checked but I would think the Hakko irons have an assortment of different tips available.
Just had a look and did not realise this iron is 240VAC so maybe no other tips.
I think this is the wrong iron for your task. I think you would be better with a temperature controlled iron which will have an assortment of tips available for different uses. However these don’t usually come cheap. Especially Hakko. If you only have a couple of items to solder you may be able to borrow a “proper” iron more suited to your purpose.
Cheers Bob
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Thanks, I do have a Pinecil on the way with alternative tips, however it’s been stuck in Shenzhen for over a week now 
I have done some SMD soldering with this already (some WS2182B LEDS) however it wasn’t a particularly pretty job.
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Only a week!!!
On past performance from Shenzhen you can probably look forward to another 3 or 4 weeks yet.
Personally I will not purchase anything from there. The Chinese mailing system sucks.
Cheers Bob
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