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But solder melts above 327C/621F, so a hotplate soldering station should never be a non-stick one.

Donald.
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Lerman" <mlerman@...>
> To: "Homebrew PCBs" <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2011 8:44:01 AM
> Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pizza Oven - is this possible
> PTFE melts at 327C (621F); It is (was?) also used
> to coat non stick cooking pans. More than a few
> pet birds were killed when these pans got
> overheated in the kitchen, but 327C is pretty hot.
> 
> 
> At 04:58 PM 9/2/2011, you wrote:
> >I would worry about this particular model. It
> >says it has a non-stick coating, which would
> >typically be Teflon. Teflon decomposes into
> >toxic by-products at ~ 200C. The page here:
> >http://www.fluoridealert.org/pesticides/teflon.decomposition.prod.htm
> >says:
> >
> >“Overheating of PTFE generates fumes of highly
> >toxic PFIB and poses a serious health hazard to
> >the human respiratory tract. PFIB is
> >approximately ten times as toxic as phosgene
> >[2]. Inhalation of this gas can cause pulmonary
> >edema, which can lead to death.�
> >
> >I would not use this for reflow soldering,
> >especially if it required bypassing or modifying the thermostat.
> >
> >- Bob Headrick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Peter Harrison
> ><peter.harrison@... <mailto:peter.harrison%40helicron.net> >
> >wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I was looking around a local store and came across a tabletop
> > > pizza oven:
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9331897/Trail/searchtext%3EPIZZA.htm
> > >
> > > They are reasonably cheap and should have
> > room inside for about 6" diameter. Has anyone
> > tried reflow with one of these? I guess that,
> > so long as it can get up to about 240 deg C
> > inside it stands a chance but I am not so sure
> > it could get that hot. Certainly, I am not sure
> > enough to try buying one just to see.
> > >
> > > It would be nice and compact though. Maybe replace the
> > > thermostat…
> > >
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