Originally Posted by
spookie
Ok lol, spill it. By the way thanks for the tips. Certainly have come in handy.
You never know... some people take this hobby very seriously, who knows what they may do after a bad race day.

I sure wouldn't want to have to do a board repair on one of these ESCs though.
And I'm glad you have found the post useful.
Originally Posted by
Barge
I purchased the Hakko FX-888D and used it for the first time yesterday. Why didn't I get one of these years ago.
The heatup time is nearly instant. Gonna have to look for more stuff to solder now just to use this iron some more.
Originally Posted by
simon021
Exactly how I felt last week when mine came in the mail

Pick up a 5.2mm chisel tip and it makes short work of just about everything!
See... thats what happens when people listen to me.