Reflow Toaster Oven Build

This is a conversion of a convection toaster oven into a SMD reflow oven. I took a standard toaster oven then added insulation, ControlLeo2 controller, temperature sensor, cooling fan, and a front panel. It has excellent thermal properties and follows a reflow profile well. I bought the ControlLeo2for the reflow controller. It features PID control and is overall good. Still has shortcomings. I had to heavily modify it to make it fit in the front panel. A different LCD (8×2 or 8×4) and a new PCB layout would make this board slim enough to fit. Additionally, I had some issues with LCD corruption and had to modify the software. I am also disappointed with the lack of PID control for the cooling fan. ...

April 14, 2017 · 4 min · PCB Isolation