Re: I'm thinking about getting a new iron.

[url]http://www.dealextreme.com/p/kada-936d-digital-soldering-station-with-english-manual-60w-24v-ac-1874?item=22[/url]



This is a great hakko imitation with digital temperature control. The tips are interchangeable with hakko parts.

It works quite well (I have it personally for about 6 months), and the price is very good and includes shipping. Only downside as with all DealExtreme products is very long shipping time.

Edit:

If you'd like a less Chinese product with support...

Re: Nichicon FW 10,000uf 50V - Fake?

Thanks guys. I've took some pictures so it may be easier to identify the capacitor as fake / real.
The bottom is some kind of a thick rubber ring with wood on the end.















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Hi,

I've bought the following capacitors from eBay:

Nichicon FW 10,000uf 50V

[url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAPAN-1PCS-Nichicon-FW-10000uf-50V-Audio-Capacitor-for-audio-cap-hifi-diy-/140616537256?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20bd6614a8[/url]



The top looks like this:




I have a suspicion that they are fake - I tried to disassemble one capacitor and all I found inside was the capacitor itself (dielectric & gel):



However it wasn't neatly packed like...