Sizzle, simmer, serve! 🔥

Hot plates for convenient cooking. Portable, easy to use & clean. Perfect for any meal!

#HotPlate #CookingEssentials

I've abused my copperdragon hotplate heatplate and am considering getting a few fabricated.. anyone else use em? Anyone want any spares? #pcb #electronics #hotplate #soldering

USB-C Powered Hotplate Is Not For Food https://hackaday.com/2024/07/25/usb-c-powered-hotplate-is-not-for-food/ #ToolHacks #hotplate #reflow #power #USBC

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A Compact SMD Reflow Hotplate Powered by USB-PD https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/a-compact-smd-reflow-hotplate-powered-by-usb-pd/ #metalceramic #ToolHacks #hotplate #reflow #USB-PD #CH552 #pid #smd

who are the psychos who keep making SMD “kits” i get parts are cheaper but if it’s not miniature what is the point? #electronics #miniware #smd #questions #reflow #hotplate #soldering #tools

When it's 90°F outside, your apartment has terrible airflow, and you're forbidden from having a flame-powered appliance on your #apartment #patio...

#Hotplate, #dude. Hot plate.

#cooking #burgers #castiron

Domesticated head on tonight.

Looking at single plate induction hobs.

I think I may have almost convince my wife that we should give the technology a go.

Just need to find the right one to give us a good first impression.

Are there any recommendations or past experience that anybody could offer?

#cooking #induction #hotPlate

My mini wave MH030 hot plate turned up, was not prepared for how small it is. Amazing for desolding/soldering parts for re working boards. Need to test it on some 0.3mm pitch connectors and also need to find away to put it under my microscope #miniwave #MHP30 #soldering #hotplate

Well, this was working right up until thermocouple went to 0.0C and was stuck in the on position... 🙃

Nothing broke besides the thermocouple but something to keep in mind. 😅

EDIT: I forgot the alt text but it's a wooden duck from a coat rack that I slapped a PID controller and iron for #soldering. :3

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Reflow Hotplate Teardown Uncovers the Bare Minimum

[EEforEveryone] is trying to find a good hot plate for reflow soldering. After trying one cheap unit, he got another one. He was a bit underwhelmed. The grounding was suspect and the bed wasn't totally flat. He tore it apart and was surprised that there was very little inside. While the construction wasn't perfect, it was better than the previous unit. You can see a video of the teardown and review below.

Before powering it up, the first order of business was to rewire the ground system. After that, it was time to try it. However, by confusing Fahrenheit and Centigrade, he set the temperature much higher than necessary which creating a little smoke. Fixing the temperature helped, but there was still a bit of a smoky smell that eventually subsided.

The verdict? The hot plate worked well enough, but you probably do want to check the ground wiring before using it. That's often a good idea where cheap equipment is concerned, anyway. But the real takeaway is that it looks like you could homebrew something equivalent without much trouble. The controller is an off-the-shelf module. A switch and a plug aren't hard to figure out. The heating element could be a silicone heater or PCB heater meant for a 3D printer.

Of course, there are other options. You could use a wok. Or why not a waffle iron? You can also make a [custom PCB](https://hackaday.com/2021/10/06/using-a-pcb-to-reflow-pcbs-take-2/#more-498940).

#teardown #toolhacks #hotplate #reflow

Iron Becomes SMD Hot Plate

Few things have changed our workshops more than surface mount components. In 1980 it would have been strange to see a hobby bench with a microscope, hot air equipment, tweezers, and all the other accouterments that are a necessity today. [Electronoobs] wanted a reflow hot plate and decided that he could repurpose a consumer laundry iron for the job. You can see the results in the video below.

Opening the iron revealed surprisingly simple circuitry, so the build has some additional parts along with a controller and an LCD, of course. The power requirement for the heating element is significant -- 13 amps -- so the plate uses a solid state relay to turn things on and off.

The iron has a ceramic bottom which is good for heat flow. There's also a mystery component inside that [Electronoobs] is hoping someone can identify.

The final build uses a single thermocouple for temperature measurement although there is a provision for more sensors. If you want to see the device in operation first, fast forward to about the 9 minute mark.

The device appears to work with some caveats. The center of the plate seems to be cooler than the edges. We wondered if using an electric skillet might have helped or even replacing the plate with something that made direct contact with the heating element. We also wondered if some thermal compound might have helped transfer heat into the plate better.

Of course, using a skillet wasn't our original idea. You don't even necessarily need to modify it much.

#toolhacks #hotplate #reflow #reflowplate #smdplate #smdsoldering #solderingplate