this is from hakko's official marketing blurb about the FX-888D
this is what said interface looks like. that's all there is other than a power switch on the side. you can't tell me that's easy to use, that's the most unintuitive interface imaginable
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@Felthry wh...
...does... does the up button increase the temperature??... d-does it have an upper limit??... does it just keep going up infinitely???
.... and... why does the enter button exist what purpose could it have
@Nine the up button cycles between five preset temperatures, and there's some arcane method of changing the presets that you can't do without the manual
there's also a password system, somehow, for process control
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@noiob @Nine there's actual reason for this, process control stuff
you don't want some worker who thinks they know better changing the temperature and ending up with a lot of unreliable cold joints, or heating the board too much and damaging parts--and even if it doesn't damage anything if a part fails and you complain to the manufacturer they'll just say "well you didn't solder it to our specifications so too bad"
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@noiob @Felthry gotta use flux to make sure the solder flows into the right configuration for the password