1981

I´ve ordered only the Conversion Kit and also two new battery carriers.

At the moment I´m using my Imalent MRB-186P30 in my BLF GT (XHP35 Hi Version).
It the rods are shorter and protected batteries won´t fit any more…

…I have to use my Sony VTC6…

1982

I broke my wrench as well! Lol. The fact that I bought it for 3$ from china didn’t help either. But mine broke just as I cracked the head open. So 3$ well spent I guess. Waiting for the conversion kit now.

1983

Nice! My wrenches were brand new Craftsman as well, Amazon, they’re very nice. I foresee oil changes being easier lol

1984

I noticed when I leave it in turbo mode for a few minutes, I hear expansion ding sounds coming from the head. Anyone else notice it?

1985

Mine will never touch oil. I learned the hard way, I keep mine dry and sealed in a ziplock bag, lest they dry out and become brittle and slippery, and not very useful. My oil filter wrench has rotating iron fingers, that the harder you turn the harder they squeeze the filter.
4 bucks at walmart( hyper tough brand) works great

1986

Yeah, this is very common.

1987

I’m ok with it as long as it’s normal. Thanks Texas!

1988

With the change in the carrier design would it be a bad idea to use one new design and one old design in a light at the same time? Not that I would ever want to but how worried do I need to be in case they ever got mixed up or if one broke and replaced with the other type?

1989

I get the same thing with my MF02 and MF02S as well

1990

anyone get confirmation of order or tracking#?

purchased my conversion kit on 9/13/18 but have not heard anything back.

Thanks for help beforehand.

1991

Mixing and matching carriers is fine. The external dimensions, such as overall length and diameter, are exactly the same. It’s only the distance where the battery sits that has changed.

1992

That sounds great JasonWW, thank you.

1993

My order of these tips came in today. I’m quite disappointed. They have the same sloppy fit as my cheap tips. They also use a liner. I’ll see if the liner slides out tomorrow.

Can you guys that have snug fitting Hakko tips look to see if Hakko uses a liner in them?

So far these look like junk. No snug fit = no good heat transfer. I’ll be returning these.

I think I’ll take my iron down to a Frys Electronics store and look at their Hakko tips next week when I have a day off. They are not too expensive at $6-$7 each, but the drive is pretty far.

1994

My OEM Hakko tips have an inserts as well, but they fit with minimal play. Maybe yours are fakes?

1995

I don’t know, but it bothers me. I may replace my entire iron.

1996

Yep… looks like a sleeve/liner in all of mine. Your packaging looks a bit different though…

There is a U.S. patent number on mine, and the warning is in English?

1997

I’m still waiting for mine as well. Tracking still says “Wait for Shipping” I’d imagine they will ship soon. Hopefully next week.

1998

The NW lights are being packed this week, I got a picture of that effort yesterday. I assume that the conversion kits are also being worked on but I know they are in a time crunch before China shuts down next week for a holiday. We will see what all makes it out before that happens.

1999

Strange indeed, his might indeed be fakes.

Although I would recommend trying at least one of them out first. While the fitment is a big part of it, I wrapped my old china tips with copper foil to give them a snug fit and while the solder station did read that the temperature increased faster it only soldered slightly better. The insides of the tip are simply not very good.

Even with a looser fit with my hakko tip compared to the foil wrapped china tip, the Hakko tip is night and day better.

2000

I wish I still had the rappers for mine so I can compare them with yours. I purchased extra tips from Home Depot. They all get up to temp. BTW, I have a fake Hakko FG100 and 191 temperature sensor. They both are within a couple of degrees of each other.