Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 16 09:51:25 EST 1999 | greg
has anyone used the small heller 988 reflow? If so what is your opinion of this machine.. is it comperable to the larger heller with a slower rate? i am looking for a small straight forward reflow for a thin, single sided project but i will dedica
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 17 11:30:33 EST 1999 | Dave F
Greg: Heller 988s are good, solid, basic reflow machines that will turn paste liquid for 85-90% of all applications. I'm not sure what you mean by "is it comperable to the larger heller with a slower rate?" But, yes it will need to be run slower t
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 25 16:16:01 EST 2005 | pjc
Here are some 5 zones models to look for: Electrovert OmniFlo5 Conceptronic HVA70 BTU VIP70 Vitronics SMR or XPM 520 Heller 1088 (4 zone)
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 13 20:23:41 EDT 2019 | kylehunter
The 1500 is rated for up to 300c. So it shouldn't have a problem with lead free right? http://www.petlock.com/data/Heller_1500_specs.htm
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 15 12:36:04 EDT 2019 | robl
We found the blowers were usually fine, but the capacitors strapped to the blower motors were failing. They were under $5 each from Digi/Mouser/Allied/RS. Worth keeping a few around. Last place had 12 Hellers including a 1500 doing ROHS with no is
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 23 17:39:11 EST 2005 | Austinj
I am most familiar with Heller (10 yrs. of 1088 4 zone - 1800 8 zone ovens) and find them to be very reliable. Other Manufacturers may have five zone ovens on the used market. (I used Petlock as an example because you could get data sheets/specs from
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 22 17:45:45 EST 2005 | Austinj
Heller 1500 Convection Reflow Ovens are a five zone upper/lower reflow oven. Petlock currently has two listed with specs and pictures. Here's a link for more info. NOTE: I do not work or have any affiliation with PETLOCK http://www.petlock.com/used
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 05 18:31:22 EDT 2019 | ttheis
I would really suggest staying away from novastar on their ovens- we had a really bad experience with two of their ovens being unable to maintain temperature properly. We ended up buying a used BTU VIP70 and it has been working out great. A Heller 18
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 20 16:21:54 EDT 2013 | woodsmt
I would reccomend at least a 8 zone system when doing RoHs. Most of the better systems (Vitronics, heller, BTU, ETC) built since 2006 should be able to run the higher temps for Pb Free. Should be a lot of them on the market world wide (used) with l
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 15 10:32:23 EDT 2019 | slthomas
Just a comment on the Heller 1500. We had 3 at a previous workplace where we never made the Pb-free transition (this was early 2000's). The ovens we had were not designed for and were never used for Pb-free processing yet every one of them had all o
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