It works well for reflowing a lot of pcbs. It's large and industrial, if you wanted to update the UI or PID, the bones of the machine are definitely worth the effort. The most pcbs I ever did at once was 20 120x120mm panels of 4 pcb/panel
- Typical awkward Asian UI for a Yank
- The individual heating elements are manually turned on prior to plc control. This allows one to stagger on the power so as not overload the power breaker. Why this isn't incorporated into a self boot or self diagnosis sequence of the plc I have no idea. Maybe future servicing?
- The conveyor works well, but pcbs exiting the conveyor simply drop off the end, and depending on the size/shape of the pcb can fall off the conveyor and jam between the conveyor and enclosure. The bigger the pcb the better, small single pcbs are difficult and need to be 'escorted' off the conveyor. There seems to be no provision on the machine to add a discharge chute or secondary conveyor to handle reflowed pcbs.
If I had the room to keep the oven and add a pre/post process conveyor I would keep it. If you're anticipating taking receipt of this machine, I would spend some time contemplating workflow, especially the pcb discharge.