I have the GBC 9 inch laminator. It isn't hot enough for toner
transfer so I just run the sandwich through multiple times. That's a
lot less work than modifying the temperature controls.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:
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> Anyone hack digital temperature control into a laminator? My GBC 9"
> laminator seems too cool for toner transfer and too hot for photofilm.
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> 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...
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> Anyway, anyone done this before? Any gotchas I should be aware of?
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