I'm thinking the same thing. I bought a hand full of cement encapsulated power resistors at one of the local surplus houses. My plan is to epoxy them to the back of an aluminum plate, and use a bench supply to supply power.
-dave Steven Michalske wrote: > How about an aluminimum plate on top of the hot plate. 3/8" would > distribute the heat pretty well and costless than the fancy hotplate > > > > > On Nov 10, 2007, at 9:42 PM, DJ Delorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> What are you using for a hot plate? >> A $20 "Aroma" brand. See http://www.delorie.com/pcb/hotplate/ >> >>> The SparkFun site talks about using a cheap US$20 hot plate from >>> Target. >> That's what I've got. >> >>> They mention uneven heating. A friend who happens to be a Mech E >>> with a specialty in heat transfer suggested using one of the "liquid >>> filled" hot plates, which are more expensive, but have a hollow core >>> filled with oil or something that distributes the heat more evenly >>> by convection. >> I just move the board around with a stick. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> geda-user mailing list >> geda-user@moria.seul.org >> http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
