Ben's Home-Brew Solder Reflow Oven 2.0 Episode -- Episode 116

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Ben's fed-up with the difficulty of soldering surface-mount components by hand and builds a new reflow oven to keep in his shop. He transforms an inexpensive toaster over into a vital tool for electronics engineers and tinkerers. In this updated oven, he uses two thermal couples to ensure even heat distribution and effective reflow.

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Former Member over 11 years ago

Where can I find the list of used components and the schematics?
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Sabrina over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hi- You can see the details available for this show on Ben's blog-
Episode 116 Project Files
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Sabrina over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hi- You can see the details available for this show on Ben's blog-
Episode 116 Project Files
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sb72104 over 11 years ago in reply to Sabrina

hey in this file all I see is the code to run it. I would like to see the avr board schematics "or where to get it" that he uses. this is my first mod and would like to make sure I get everything right. thank you
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colecago over 11 years ago in reply to sb72104

Its basically an Arduino Uno, you could just use an Uno. You can get an idea of how things were wired by looking at the code, it has callouts for all the pins. Sorry, there is no schematic currently unless Ben has done one since.
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Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to Sabrina

Like Stephen is mentioning: There is only the program-file for the Arduino(?).
What I need is the BOM, so I know which components Ben has used for this mod.
In the movie there is a hint to look at ebay for the thermocouple interfaces, but which are used here?
The SolidState used? etc...
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colecago over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

Not sure what Solid State relay was used exactly, they tend to be expensive, I think that was his ebay comment to try there if you can't find a cheap one elsewhere. This is probably comparable to what we used
SSR http://www.newark.com/opto-22/240d10/ssr-panel-mount-280vac-32vdc-10a/dp/96F1061

Here is the thermocouple stuff
Thermocouple reader http://www.adafruit.com/products/269
Thermocouples Ready-Made Insulated Thermocouples, Models 5TC-GG, 5TC-TT (5TC-GG-K-30-36)

and for LCD we used a generic 16x2 character display he had lying around the shop.
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sb72104 over 11 years ago in reply to colecago

I guess I need to find a good Arduino tutorial. I have never messed with one.
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