![]() Maybe it’s pricing, selection, policies, hours of operation, or some combination, but other than grocers and large chains, I’m not even sure they’re trying.Īmazon is winning by serving the customers. I’d be happy to support local merchants, but they have to get the overall value proposition somewhat competitive. Point I’m trying to make here is don’t spend money for a well known brand if you don’t have to, but make sure whatever you buy is equipment you can trust instead and that means having reviews from trusted sources outside of Amazon customers. Atten (a Chinese brand) sells fantastic stations in the $250 price point that heat faster and have a saner interfaces. That said, if anybody is looking for a hot air station don’t buy from Hakko - they’re current models are overpriced and take forever to heat up. But I want the temperature display to mean 500C when it reads 500C and not 450C, and for my iron to be up to temperature just as quick as my FX-888D does without being a fire hazard or potentially let out the magic smoke because some cheap component died. I have seen tear downs of Hakko counterfeits that could be confused for the real thing and others that have serious reliability, consistency of safety issues - and these random Chinese direct-to-Amazon ones have the same problems.ĭo they probably work most of the time? Sure. I’m always wary of no-name stations not because I think they’re inherently garbage or something, but that few people who really care about a quality station would give them a passing glance so reviews come from people who have no idea what even makes a quality station. Too bad I haven't figured out how to trust random extensions or I would consider using something like this.Īll of this said I used to work at a local computer store back in the 90's and can imagine just how difficult it is to run a local store that competes with Internet-based stores. In the same vein I've noticed is that many of the traditional sporting goods stores have basically become clothing stores with an online store for everything else. I can go on Amazon, GetFPV, HobbyKing, ReadyMadeRC, etc and find the exact parts I need. I called every one of them and nobody stocked the battery I need, nor an adapter. None of them have any stock info online There are ~8 hobby stores within 50 miles I spent this morning trying to find other batteries or an adapter in the local metro area. Somehow in the process I goofed and ordered batteries with the wrong connector (xt60 v xt30). I did this online because it seemed impossible to sort out locally and the prices I did see were +30% or more in price. ![]() Finally pulled the trigger on the components I needed to get ntroller, transmitter, goggles, charger, battery, BNF drone. I've wanted to dive into FPV drone flying for some time.
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