Homebrew PCBs

That doesn't look like it. Below is a link to a web page that shows what a 
GBC H200 looks like and the specifications;

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http://www.presentationsdirect.com/Laminators/product_info.asp?lamtype=pouch&id=1701320  
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I was going to tell you to look for a laminator that says it has heated 
rollers, but after looking around the web I found most sites gave 
absolutely no description of the products they are trying to sell you. I 
would recommend you look at the manufacturers site to get information on a 
product that you might be interested in.

There is more to a laminator to make it successful at transferring toner to 
a PCB. It needs additional qualities;

1.      Must be adjustable to be able to handle the thickness of the PCB 
board and art work.
2.      Must have heated rollers, this allows a smudge free transfer
3       Must go slow enough to transfer properly
4.      Must be hot enough to transfer properly

Item #1 would eliminate most laminators right away since they can't handle 
the required thickness of the PCB + artwork.

The H200 is very popular because it meets all those requirements, there is 
a simple modification that you can do to it to slow the mechanism down and 
it also allows it to handle thicker items.

I looked at the manual on my H200 and it's also in German, Italian, and 
Dutch, I would think that they are available in Europe somewhere. Have you 
tried doing a search for "GBC H200 Laminator" ?

While trying to find a photo and a description of the H200 I found other 
laminators that use heated rollers. Could they be modified to handle the 
thickness of a PCB? Your guess would be as good as mine, maybe others can 
say what models have worked out for them.

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https://www.laminationking.com/merchantmanager/v2_5/product_info.php?cPath=5&products_id=248&mmsid=e2db15e771e900573350e873cc344871  
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If your are mechanically oriented you may want to look at adapting a fuser 
assembly from a laser jet printer to transfer the images for you.



At 02:26 AM 6/4/2005, you wrote:
>Hi,
>Looking around for cheap laminator, can anybody tell me if this is a
>common modell with another brandname (Novitec)??
>http://www.jula.se/Butik/assets/product_images/mellan/929006_b.jpg
>This one is 500W and cost is only about $50
>
>Any chance this is a H200? as I cannot find this type in Sweden.
>
>Thanks
>Bengt
>
>

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Cecil Bayona
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