On 12/12/2010 05:03, PICdude wrote:
> The reason I know this, and that I'm reluctant is that when I bought
> the oven (from someone else), I called them to get a copy of the
> manual, and they refused, citing the required registration fee first.
> I spoke with 3 different people (and hence the 3 different prices),
> one of which was John Malboeuf, who I believe is the president/
>
> But they never gave me a manual, and I got a copy of a slightly
> later-model manual from someone else soon after.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.

Fair enough, they don't sound like the most friendly company but=20
(unfortunately) the attitude is not unusual.
There are a few modules I've seen you can buy to convert standard ovens=20
for reflow purposes, not sure how much use they would be though - Google=20
knows..
Best thing as you mentioned would be a drop in replacement, but that's=20
probably a long shot, maybe worth checking out/phoning a few Chinese=20
companies.
Have you checked the controller out to see how easy it might be to hack?=20
You might be able to rig something reasonably quickly up just to get it=20
going on a basic level, then spend more time on a "proper" solution=20
(whatever that may be)
Of course you could always pay the fee if you can't afford to wait at=20
all, might be worth working out how much per day it will cost you to=20
have it out of action to put things into perspective.
Hopefully someone here has a similar model and can help more.

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