Originally Posted by
klaymon
Your issue may be due to a couple of different things. Tip size is important. I find that I use a 5 mm or so chisel tip for most r/c things. Also it depends on what you are working on. A lot of OEM solder, like on ESC posts, etc is silver solder which has a higher melting point and is much harder to work with.
(or lead free solder, similarly more difficult to work with)
Also Hakko stations are typically available with different wands, the little one isn't ideal for most RC. The RC marketed models have the middle sized wand if I remember correctly. It's good to save money, but something to watch for when shopping.