Anyone looking for a cheap SMD reflow soldering oven?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4230302.htmGet one of these, a solid-state relay, thermocouple and a PID controller
and you're basically sorted. Or you can do it the same way Kenneth Maxon
(ref: Seattle Robotics "Encoder" magazine) did and just use the dial on
the oven.
Or even build your own temperature controller out of a PIC micro and a
Maxim MAX6675 thermocouple interface chip...
Temperature goes up to ~350C in a minute or so with no trouble (despite
the thermostat being set to 250C) and cools down to 50C almost as
quickly when you kill the power to the heating elements. Also warms the
room up quite nicely (it could probably do with a bit of insulation
around the oven).
Of course, I bought mine when they were £60, now they're only £30...
such is life.
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Phil.
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