Elektor Reflow Oven on YouTube

[Elektor Editor]

To coincide with the publication of the October 2008 issue of Elektor magazine we produced a short video clip on the Elektor SMT Oven and posted it on YouTube. The clip shows our lab designer Chris Vossen assembling and baking a TBLCF programmer board for the DigiButler project described in the May 2008 issue of Elektor.

We also started taking orders for the oven. The machine is described in great detail in the magazine in several articles, not forgetting supporting stuff on the basics of SMT board preparation techniques.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiwTMKF2CGw

[grumbleduke]

I wonder if the oven is suitable for those new lead free low temperature solders like Sn42Bi58?

thanks
GrD

[hecsan]

Hi,

I'm just quite interested with the oven and I would like to know how much it cost? Does the oven equipped with temperature profiler? Or it's just a standalone oven?

Thanks,
Hecsan

[emre.kara]

very good

[Elektor Editor]

I wonder if the oven is suitable for those new lead free low temperature solders like Sn42Bi58?

According to the manual supplied with the oven, it is.

Jan

[Elektor Editor]

Hi,

I'm just quite interested with the oven and I would like to know how much it cost? Does the oven equipped with temperature profiler? Or it's just a standalone oven?

Answers may be found on the oven web page www.elektor.com/smtoven and the articles on the oven in the October 2008 magazine. Most of these articles can be downloaded free of charge.

Line voltage: 230 VAC
Line frequency: 50-60 Hz
Max. power consumption: 1650 W
Internally fused: 10 A
Heating methods: far-infrared radiation and hot air (mixed heating)
Operating system menus: English, German (partly), Chinese

Modes of operation
• Solder (5 user-defined temperature phases)
• Repair (rework) (1 user-defined temperature phase)

Temperature phases (curve sections): pre-heat → heat (soak) → solder (reflow) → heat retention → cool down
Time / Temp. range for pre-heating phase: 0 to 5 min. / 70 ºC
Time / Temp. range for heating phase: 0 to 5 min. / [pre-heat temp.] to 220 ºC
Time / Temp. range for soldering phase: 0 to 60 s. / [heat temp.] to 280 ºC
Temp. range for heat preservation phase: [solder temp.] to [[solder temp.] – 50 ºC]
Temp. range for cool down phase: 70 ºC to [heat retention temp.]
Time / Temp. range for Repair mode: 0 to 90 min. / 70 to 250 ºC
Effective tray area: 280×280 mm (11×11 inch)
Size: 418x372x250 mm (16.5×14.6×10 inch)
Weight: 16.7 kgs (net)
Case and finish: steel, high-gloss grey lacquer finish
CE and RoHS: approved (relevant tests applied for by Elektor)


Jan'

[rob]

Sorry, maybe am missing something but how can the price of £799 be justified when the same/similar oven can be bought on certain auction site for 2-300?

[trevwhite]

Was wondering this myself...I wonder what the differences are.

[paul]

I have the elektor of year 2004 and there is a project that uses a rotary encoder (switch) which have the code DDM427 and I didn't know where to buy it. can someone help please. Thank you very much.

[grumbleduke]

Was wondering this myself...I wonder what the differences are.

well you can't compare anything if there's no hard & fast information on unit(s) reportedly seen on the internet.

Richard