Or you could simply use a thermistor, pot, transistor, and solid state
relay, throw that together and be done with it. If you think about it,
there really is no need for rocket science here.
But if you want to throw more processing power at it than they
required for the moon landings, be my guest. I know you like to play
with software so it probably doesn't pain you as much as me.
ST
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 3:32 AM, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone hack digital temperature control into a laminator? My GBC 9"
> laminator seems too cool for toner transfer and too hot for photofilm.
>
> I'm pondering adding something to mine to let me control and monitor
> the temperature more accurately, using a K thermocouple where the old
> temperature switch is and a triac to power the heater. Add an MCU,
> LCD, potentiometer, and external enclosure...
>
> Anyway, anyone done this before? Any gotchas I should be aware of?
>