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THE NEXT MENU BUTTON PUSH SETS ALL TEMPERATURE DISPLAYS TO FAHRENHEIT OR
CELSIUS F OR C.  THE FINAL MENU SETTING, INDICATED BY A SMALL PADLOCK
SYMBOL ON THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE DISPLAY, LETS YOU LOCK THE SETTINGS FOR A
SET TIME, SELECTABLE FROM 1 TO 999 MINUTES.  IN SUMMARY ON THE POSITIVE
SIDE, YOU COULD UNPACK THIS UNIT FROM THE BOX, PLUG IT IN AND, EXCEPT FOR
SETTING THE TIME TO GO INTO STANDBY, YOU COULD BE SOLDERING WITH A KNOWN
TEMPERATURE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.  THE AUTOMATIC STANDBY FEATURE IS A GOOD
IDEA.  TIP CHANGE IS EASY AND REQUIRES NO TOOLS.  ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE
INSTRUCTIONS ARE SKETCHY AND THE WEB PAGES AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS DO NOT ANSWER
MANY QUESTIONS.  HAKKO FX 888D IF YOU WANT A COLORFUL UNIT THAT WILL
DECORATE YOUR WORKBENCH IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A SELECTABLE TEMPERATURE,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO PICK THIS ARTISTICALLY COLORED AND SHAPED UNIT.  IT COMES
AS A COMPLETE KIT, INCLUDING A DIGITAL CONTROLLER AND AN IRON WITH A
PLUGGABLE CABLE, AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO.  THE ON/OFF ROCKER SWITCH IS
MOUNTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THERE IS A PERMANENTLY INSTALLED 120 V LINE
CORD IN THE REAR.  THE DETACHABLE 70 W IRON PLUGS WITH A KEYED CONNECTOR
INTO THE FRONT PANEL, BELOW THE THREE DIGIT TEMPERATURE DISPLAY.  THE
DECIMAL POINTS IN THE DISPLAY INDICATE MODES AND STATUS.  FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN
THE SOLDERING IRON TIP REACHES THE SET TEMPERATURE, THE RIGHT MOST DECIMAL
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