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| okp:
Hey everyone, Thanks for accepting my membership to this forum. I was looking for a reflow oven and found a lot on eBay but they seem to lack quality. After some research, I found Whizoo and the reflow oven build kit Controleo3. I'm actually doing some small easy PCB like this one at the hot air station but making 10 of them is a journey ! So I ordered the Controleo 3. Hopefully I'll get it quick ! It may also open new opportunities for me to solder some double sided PCB. Now I'm looking for a small oven, I've also read here and there and I found these. Seems I need to aim for 1500W. - https://www.amazon.fr/Spice-électrique-6-Choisissez-différents-ventilation/dp/B01LCOF9PI/ref=pd_sbs_79_6?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=YY4XYT6GX3HXT81D285G&th=1 - https://www.amazon.fr/H-Koenig-FO35-Mini-Four-Electrique/dp/B00AZFJGZ0/ref=pd_sbs_79_7?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=YY4XYT6GX3HXT81D285G&th=1 - https://www.amazon.fr/Andrew-James-Mini-Convection-Litres/dp/B00A9UQBEU/ref=pd_sbs_79_8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YY4XYT6GX3HXT81D285G - https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B003HD7YJC/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&p;smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96;sc=1& Which one would you advise. I'm not going for big PCBs, so something small would be great! Cheers and thanks a lot! |
| oldnewb:
Good choice! I love the oven I built with a Controleo2 kit. I used the cheap Black&Decker model mentioned in the Whizoo build guide. My only complaint is that cheap toaster ovens are made of really flimsy sheet metal which doesn't maintain its shape after being taken down to parts and then put back together again. The frame of mine wasn't entirely square after reassembly, and it took a few heat cycles for everything to pop back into place. So, maybe shop for something a bit nicer than those in the $30/€25 price range. |
| AllTheGearNoIdea:
Nice post. I bought an industrial temperature controller, thermocouple and probe from Amazon. Still looking for a good cheap toaster oven here in the U.K. So I would be interested in seeing some recommendations for ovens in the U.K. I may have some Christmas money to spend Chris |
| okp:
thanks both of you for your feedback. Seems any oven 1500W can do it right? I'm also searching or paste solder... would you be so kind to advise me a good quality one? |
| oldnewb:
I've only used Chip Quick brand solder paste, so far. It's worked just fine for me. All of my failures have been related to operator error. |
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