ControLeo2 Reflow Oven
A project in Cupertino, CA by Peter Easton000days
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Low-cost, high quality reflow oven for surface-mount PCB assembly at home. Get professional results consistently and reliably!
Backers: 96
Average Pledge Per Backer: $145
Funded: $13,911 of $500
Dates: Oct 23rd -> Dec 2nd (41 days)
Project By: Peter Easton
Backers: 96
Average Pledge Per Backer: $145
Funded: $13,911 of $500
Dates: Oct 23rd -> Dec 2nd (41 days)
Project By: Peter Easton
$13,911
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 2 @ 23:12 -0500 GMT
2782%
of goal
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Latest News
12 hours to go! (Shipping Schedule) 
December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Production is currently in full swing. We are confident we can meet all the expected orders in a timely manner so we feel good about publishing a shipping schedule. $299 Complete Ready-to-run Reflow Oven Survey will be sent Friday December 5th... (Read More)
Alternative SSR Plate
December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Robert has been active in the comments, making sure that he'll have everything he needs for his oven. One thing that came out of it was that the 6" x 6" aluminum plate in the oven kit was not the right shape for the convection oven he wants to... (Read More)
5054 Words
November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, If a picture is worth a thousand words, then enjoy this 5054 word essay! Solid-state relay assemblies ready to be installed into the ovens A wall of TO1322SBD ovens awaiting conversion Reflect-A-Gold insulation ControLeo2's ready to be shipped,... (Read More)
Free stuff!
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Kickstarter is a lot like a marathon, with lots of support at the beginning and a little at the end - but the middle of the race sucks! We've exhausted (annoyed) all our media contacts at this point. Anything you can do to spread the word is... (Read More)
The Doctor's Experiment
November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Dr. Azzy has been active on the project's comments. He's one of those brave souls who make their own PCB's. He was curious to know what results to expect, and we were happy to oblige. He send me 2 boards. The black one is 0.012" black FR4,... (Read More)
Hey, we have another video!
November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Here's a video I took at the weekend. We did another 40 boards using 2 reflow ovens. The video is unedited. Here are the things you should watch for: 0:07 - Reflow started. All heating elements are turned on to get the oven up to temperature... (Read More)
Hey, we have a video!
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, It's been a busy few days with lots of progress. We'll be providing more information in future updates, but we thought we'd share a video with you. The video shows the menu system of the Reflow Wizard. Test Menu - this allows you to turn... (Read More)
Zallus Reflow Controller - final hours
November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Zallus project on Kickstarter is down to its final hours. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1070729460/zallus-oven-controller Interestingly, I see that some people have backed both projects. Why? Please join the discussion:... (Read More)
Aluminum (or aluminium for those non-Americans)
November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, We received the first shipment of aluminum yesterday. We love our supplier - he cuts everything to the custom sizes we need and packs the pieces carefully to avoid scratching and bending. The smaller pieces will be used to attach ControLeo2... (Read More)
Reflow update
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, My student & I had a productive weekend. We spent just under 3 hours putting solder paste and components on 30 boards and another hour doing the reflow. I was using 2 ovens, and doing 4 boards at a time. Four boards take up almost the... (Read More)
Boards are here!
October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, The PCB's for ControLeo2 arrived yesterday. They look fantastic! I regards OSHPark (oshpark.com) as the Gold Standard for PCB manufacturing, but for production quantities I need to look to China. I've used smart-prototyping.com a lot, and... (Read More)
Comments, questions?
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, It's been a few days and not a single comment? We'd like to think that we did a great job providing all the information you need, but we're sure we missed something! Feel free to post questions or comments to this projects "Comments" section.... (Read More)
Funded - thanks everyone!
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Thanks for supporting this project! It has reached its funding goal so production will go ahead. We're not sure if you took much note of the delivery dates - December! At this point everything is looking good, but we'll sent out more... (Read More)
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