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Reflow oven for home use

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Simon:
I'm intending to build a few surface mount prototypes. Now because my boards have become four layer and 2 ounce thick copper I'm thinking that hot air blowing is not quite going to cut it. I also may end up making a few boards for small productions. So perhaps it's time to think of an oven?

I know people make these from toaster ovens but then I thought I wonder what eBay has to offer. Well on eBay you can buy a small reflow oven at under £200, should I be suspicious? I'd rather just pay my money and get a product which hopefully works than spend hours dicking about with a toaster oven trying to convert it into something else. Has anybody else used any of these cheap ovens and have any experience to share?

SeanB:
Buy the reflow oven that was shown on Televisionmagforum, which is UK supplied ( has issues, but is usable as is or you can upgrade it if you need to) and supported in the UK.

Look at the videos on the reflow oven and heater plate in the recent video list. honest comment there.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TelevisionMagForum/videos

Simon:

--- Quote from: SeanB on May 29, 2015, 04:39:06 pm ---Buy the reflow oven that was shown on Televisionmagforum, which is UK supplied ( has issues, but is usable as is or you can upgrade it if you need to) and supported in the UK.

Look at the videos on the reflow oven and heater plate in the recent video list. honest comment there.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TelevisionMagForum/videos

--- End quote ---

Would that be the T962 ? that is what I've been looking at and seems to have loads of hacks to improve it.

SeanB:
Watch the videos recently uploaded about that, and you will see the pros and cons. You can use as is but there are both aftermarket controllers and firmware upgrades for it that improve operation.

zapta:

--- Quote from: Simon on May 29, 2015, 04:57:45 pm ---Would that be the T962 ? that is what I've been looking at and seems to have loads of hacks to improve it.

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I am using one for a year now and am very happy with it. I use leaded paste and the default profile 1.

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