Homebrew PCBs

I was thinking that I would need to open it up, find the temperature
sensor, put the thermistor there, close it up and run it until the
light comes on.  Then feed a piece of copper clad through and see what
happens.


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Radra" <infositeus@y...> wrote:
> 
> I measured the roller temperature as 287 degrees Fahrenheit (142 
> degrees Celsius).  This  measurement was rather tricky to make.  I 
> fed the thermocouple into the H200 laminator and attempted to turn it 
> off just as the thermocouple junction entered the rollers.  Can't 
> actually see to verify the thermocouple is properly placed so 
> measurement may be low.  Repeated measurement several times and 
> always found temperatures to be in the high 270s or low 280s ranges.
> 
> According to a prior post, the temperature should have been 361 F 
> (183 C).  There is a large discrepancy here.  I might repeat the 
> measurement tomorrow using a different thermocouple.  Perhaps someone 
> can suggest a better measurement technique.
> 
> Lyman