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A project log for BRTRO-420 Better Blazin' Mod

Modify the BRTRO-420 reflow oven to have an Arduino based reflow firmware, serial interface and cold junction compensation.

bleckyBlecky 08/27/2019 at 17:080 Comments

When placing components, note that the top layer of the board is the "bottom" of the main board, so we can put things anywhere on the top, and the bottom of our board will sit flush to the original board.

To get the thermocouples re-integrated, we have to add an additional section to the board. An additional board section near the existing thermocouple connectors has been extended to account for this. Here's a first cut:

Some notes about the existing board:

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