Threw away $60 on a cheap soldering station last month

Bought one of those no-name 60W stations off Amazon for $60 figuring it would be fine for occasional use. The tip temperature was all over the place, like 100 degrees off from what I set it to. Fried two PCB pads on a keyboard repair before I wised up and just bought a Hakko FX-888D. Should have listened to the guy in the forum who said to skip the cheap stuff. Anyone else learn this lesson the hard way?

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hall.nina5d ago

Did you check if that cheap station is actually earthed or not?

lindaowens5d ago

Did you end up getting a refund @hall.nina? I learned that lesson the hard way too.