Hello! Been browsing the forum and finding lots of helpful information. I hope this question isn't asked too frequently, and that this new topic is okay.
I'm looking for a reflow oven in the $5K to $10K budget range. The company I work for has been using T-962As for years, but they keep burning up on us (literally, big fire hazard recently). Just plugged in a backup T-962A+ we had on hand, and the temperature reading is very bugged right out of the box, too. We've now had 4 failures in this Puhui line so far -- management kept buying them for their hugely competitive price point, treating them as disposable. We're now putting about 1,000 boards through these ovens a month, twice each: one profile for connectors and one profile for LEDs. Additionally, setting the profiles on these ovens is frustrating. The temperature sensors often have a 25+°C differential from an RTD sensor on a test board on the drawer shelf, so calibration takes quite a while to lock in.
So, I'm tasked with finding us a proper industrial oven, ideally at 5-10K range. It can be benchtop still or conveyor, as long as a conveyor model can manage multiple profiles well. Are there any real go-to models or favorites in this range?
Ty!