the H200 doesn't have foil setting, per se, but it does have a
settings for 3 and 5 MM. The 5MM setting kicks out a lot more heat.
I think our friends down under might be better served by salvaging a
laser printer for its fuser assembly. If I had to pay north of $100,
I'd probably take a pass on the laminator.
Phil
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <alienrelics@y...>
wrote:
> I think the key is finding a laminator with temp control that has a
> "foil" setting. That setting is there specifically to melt toner.
>
> Steve
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Crowther"
> <oxleyecclesia-leon@p...> wrote:
> > Bill, firstly thanks for following up on this, I thought I had
heard
> > to last to my question. From my queries locally I have been told
that
> > the cheapies run at only about 120 degrees, from this group I
gather
> > the H200 is red hot and that is the first requirement. I have
some
> > PCB 0.25mm thick so I borrowed my son's laminator (a cheapie). I
had
> > no success getting any toner to adhere even from Time magazine
paper,
> > but with one exception, and that was from the oven paper
suggested in
> > this group.