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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Non-Newb Catch-up-Was: Re: Newb Catch-Up

From: lists <stuart.winsor.lists@...>
Date: 2006-06-08

In article <c3241b80606011327w7ecae4e9m7ae8602642ecec9d@...>,
Lez <lez.briddon@...> wrote:
> > The ink must be cured. More research must be put into that (but nobody
> > seems to have volunteered to build that SMD/curing oven, or even make one
> > too and copy me the software, so...). So far i only put the PCB on the

> I'm in the UK, about 6 month ago the market was swamped with little
> ovens that had a heater top and bottom, I think they are radiant infra
> red, about 800w(400w∗2) on uk 220v

> I think they would make good little pcb ovens, once a thermostat is added.

There was an article in Elektor magazine on how to do that, except it was
a little more than a thermostat. They used a controller that gave the
proper temperature cycling rates and steps.