[chbot] hot air bath, heating element - on the scrounge

[Mark Atherton]

Thanks, but I am looking for a coiled-coil element that will fit on a 
reasonably small mica(?) former.

catch up with you this eve.

-mark

At 02:56 p.m. 21/07/2014, you wrote:

> > I am contemplating making a hot air bath - a unit designed to
> > pre-heat a PCB prior to hot air SMT rework or assembly.
> >
> > So I am on the scrounge for an old hot air gun (broken will be fine),
> > or even a hair dryer might work.
> >
> > If you could bring it along to the robotics meeting this eve, I will
> > be quite grateful.
>
>How does an old breadmaker (Panasonic SD250) sound - I think it has a 500w
>element in it, its only the drive coupling to the pan which is kaput. You
>could use the bake now program with the timer or there are enough bits to
>allow temperature control using the standard Arduino!!
>
>--
>Robin Gilks
>
>
>
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