Hakko Soldering Station/Heating Element Fix

[chilipeppermaniac]

Last time I used my Hakko 936 Soldering station with a 900 Hand piece, I noticed it seemed to be not heating up to melt the solder.
MY tip is clean and fairly new, so that was not it. I took it apart and the ceramic element is broken in half. Now, it also is attached to wires and stuff, so I figured I might be doomed to buying a new hand piece. Then I went online and found replacement elements that I assume may need to have the leads soldered to their respective contacts. I ordered a batch of them, in case I run into issues again. I think I am getting 4-5 of them for under $10

Anyone ever had to repair hand pieces before?

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

For some reason, my Soldering Station came with a 903 hand piece, which Hakko told me was the wrong one. SO I bought a used 900M. MY Soldering Station is Model 936 and appears to work with the 900's and 907's. I may also pick up some spare Hand Pieces and Stations, in addition to fixing this one. Here is what my station looks like.

 

[syscokid]

How much did the replacement elements cost?

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I was checking around and it appears the 903 Hand piece fits a 939-1 Station, apparently.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

How much did the replacement elements cost?

They were less than $10 for 4 including shipping I think.

 

[syscokid]

That definitely makes it worth it to fix it.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Woohoo, Just got a 2nd Hakko 936 off ebay for $43.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Still waiting for my 936 to be delivered. However, on the same day, I bought a Hakko 928 that has 2 independent "channels" so it can run 2 irons if one needs to have different sizes or different tips etc.