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Controller For 946C Hotplate Adds Reflow Profile Upload Over BLE

September 30, 2022 Arya Voronova 129 Viewshotplate, reflow, soldering 2 min read

Reflow hotplates are a wonderful tool for PCB assembly if you can keep your designs single-sided. The 946C hotplate in particular has been on hackers’ radar for a while –

Versatile Reflow Oven Controller Uses ESP32-S2

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Versatile Reflow Oven Controller Uses ESP32-S2

April 14, 2022 Al Williams 164 ViewsESP32, ESP32-S2, oven, reflow 1 min read

[Maker.Moekoe] wanted a single controller board that was usable with different reflow ovens or hotplates. The result is a versatile board based on the ESP32-S2. You can see a video

Reflow Hotplate Teardown Uncovers the Bare Minimum

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Reflow Hotplate Teardown Uncovers the Bare Minimum

March 10, 2022 Al Williams 168 Viewshot plate, hotplate, reflow 1 min read

[EEforEveryone] is trying to find a good hot plate for reflow soldering. After trying one cheap unit, he got another one. He was a bit underwhelmed. The grounding was suspect