Homebrew PCBs

Barry,

I saw your post and as I have up til now, unly used my wife's iron, I
thought I would get one  (well, at least send her out to get one !)

I tried it using the blue Press-n-peel first off, but it doesn't seem
to be hot enough to melt the toner from my laser ..  (an HP 1010 with
a remanufactured cartridge)

I only got about 5% or less transfer even after passing it through
half a dozen times. (leading me to believe it wasn't hot enough)

I investigated the workings and it uses three sealed 10A temperature
switchs at  at 95   110  and  145 degrees C...  

To raise the temperature, I found a virtually identical switch at
Rapid Electronics that should switch at 160 degrees C  (but that is as
high as that particular range goes)I am quite happy to order one and
see what happens...  but

Has anyone actually measured the temperature that the laminator needs
to run at to melt common toners ?

Do we think 160 C  (320 F)  is hot enough ?

Chris  



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Barry Hitchen"
<barry.hitchen@...> wrote:
>
>   Hi Lez,
>         I hve just bought a Texet LM-251 laminator from Maplin, it 
> has 2 heat settings and produces good results with photo-glossy paper 
> that I already had.
>                       Barry
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Lez <lez.briddon@> wrote:
> >
> > I should have asked before buying the ^^^^ I have to take back
> > tomorro, but what laminators are you fellow uk'ers using?
> > 
> > And what did I buy? the asda lm420h, its not melting the toner its 
> so hot.
> > (probably laminates very well though!)
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Lez
> >
>