Yessss Sir !
Just found one in a Laser Printer dismantled to make a laminator , was just wandering if it could be used for a noble scope like this one ....
I'm also trying to build a laminator with thickness control from the remains of the said laser printer , I can't find a cheap laminator in my city , min price is 150$ , no Staples here in italy (sniff) and by the way the cheap ones are almost impossible to modify .
I'll keep the group informed.
BTW the laminator I'm using now is indeed very cheap (40$) but the PCB is too thick and the gears can't keep up with and they loose traction .
Beside this small problem , it's working a beauty with the thermostat retrofitted so it can reach 180 C° to fuse the toner . I'm using TT paper the blue one.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
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> Another alternative would be to use a thermistor instead, one suitable
> for this temperature could be found in every laser printer at the
> fuser roller.
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