PART 3 (final) of my Solder Reflow using a cheap Preheater (Experiment)

Following on from my earlier videos (Parts 1 & 2), I now rebuild my UYue 9461010 Preheating Station, adding a Reflow Controller.

The earlier parts of this journey can be found here:

PART 1 Intro / First Reflow
   • Solder Reflow using a cheap Preheater...  

PART 2 Preheater Teardown
   • Solder Reflow with Preheater (PART 2)...  

Many hobbyists use converted ovens for SMD Reflow, but I've always wanted a hotplate style Reflower.

If you have limited space, the size of an oven can be an issue. But I think there's other advantages too!

Being on a tight budget, I thought I'd experiment with a relatively cheap Preheater from AliExpress.

Join me for Part 3, as I rebuild the Preheater and finish the project with a new Reflow Controller.

Although I now have a Reflow Oven, I still make use of my Preheater solution for prototyping / component recovery / SMD rework.

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Model used:
UYue 9461010 Preheating Station (100x100mm platform)

Other models mentioned (in the earlier videos):
UYue 9461515 Preheating Station (150x150mm platform)
946C Preheating Station (200x200mm platform)

I apologise for the delay in publishing PART 3 of this experiment. The videos were shot during late 2019 and "life" unfortunately got in the way of editing the videos for upload. But I did video an updated (and better), usage demonstration to add onto the end. :)

Shortcuts:
00:00 Intro
01:20 Assembly
15:40 First power test
20:19 Reflow Controller
24:22 First Powerup test / Run through
27:27 Second runthrough (with timer)
27:55 Reassembled / The finished Reflow Preheater
28:22 First usage demonstration
31:29 Second (updated & better) usage demonstration

Camera (overhead): Logitech Brio 4K (captured at 1080p 60fps)
Camera (other): Canon Powershot G7X Mark II
Mic: Samson C01U Pro USB
Lighting: PT176S 5600K LED Video Light Panel (x2),
and Doublerow 8520 LED 6000K strip lighting
Capture / Post Prod: OBS / Camtasia 9.1 (1080p 30fps)

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