See Ben Build a Solder Reflow Oven -- Episode 36

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In this episode, Ben turns an infrawave toaster oven into a solder reflow oven that can be used with PCB's. Watch and see how!

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Former Member over 13 years ago +1

For anyone who is interested I've gone through the video and made an exact list of parts that Ben uses. The MAX6675 breakout board appears to be from Adafruit and can be found here. The thermocouple also…

stevebj over 7 years ago in reply to Former Member

Did you ever complete your toaster reflow oven?

I need one, so I just ordered an Arduino, a relay module, a thermocouple and associated module. I'll get it put together in short order (pun intended).
I'm hoping that I can find a toaster oven at Goodwill or something reasonable.
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Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to Sabrina

The code and schematic for the proyect it is not on Bens website.
Can you upload it?
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Former Member over 12 years ago

I'm currently working on a Reflow Oven. I have purchased all of the parts, and I am writing the Arduino code as we speak. I will post information about how I did it when I am done. Does anyone know the heating curve for leaded solder paste? I found the curve for lead-free already.
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TaylorTronics over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

have you seen the old sun lamps. they where used to give a sun tan. they are like a flood light, but they produce infrared radiation rather than light. i think this is one of those, because it glows to quick to be a normal heating element. we used them to unsolder LSI ic's, because they can be focused and precicely controlled. hope that helps.
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Former Member over 12 years ago

Is there anything unique about that model toaster oven that makes it well suited for this? Does the "infrared" heating bit mean anything significant, or is that really marketing and all electric toaster ovens are infrared? Would a convection toaster not be well suited?
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Former Member over 12 years ago

Does anyone know of a good cheaper relay that I can use?
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Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

Thanks Ryan I have been trying to figure out what relay he was using for a while now.
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Former Member over 13 years ago

For anyone who is interested I've gone through the video and made an exact list of parts that Ben uses.

The MAX6675 breakout board appears to be from Adafruit and can be found here.

The thermocouple also appears to be from Adafruit. It is a Type-K Glass Braid Insulated Thermocouple which is usable up to 500 degrees C. It can be found here.

Finally the relay looks to be a Solid State Relay from Octo 22. It is model number 240D25-17. I'll leave the sourcing of that part to everyone because it can be found in various places online.

Hope that helps anyone looking to build a reflow oven like I am.
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DaveLTX over 13 years ago in reply to Sabrina

Sure !
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Sabrina over 13 years ago in reply to DaveLTX

Hi Dave- Ben has put the details on the home page of his website- If you build one- would love to see your photos or video!
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