Reddit reviews BLACK+DECKER GD2011B Family-Sized Electric Griddle with Drip Tray
We found 3 Reddit comments about BLACK+DECKER GD2011B Family-Sized Electric Griddle with Drip Tray. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Family-Sized – 8-Serving Cooking Area (10”x20”)Non-Stick Cooking SurfaceClick & Lock Thermostat with Adjustable TemperatureFully Immersible Base (when probe removed) – Easy CleanupRemovable Drip Tray – Grease Removal. Included Components: Griddle, Dip Tray
What? If you want to save money, why not just buy an electric griddle? Consumer griddles may not get hot enough to reflow lead-free, so add a hair dryer on top. Easy and less than $50. (Still, just use leaded 63/37 solder. Nobody cares if your prototype circuits are ROHS). If you want to reflow double sided boards, buy a toaster oven.
http://smile.amazon.com/Black-Decker-GD2011B-Family-Griddle/dp/B00CI51RS4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449530116&sr=8-3&keywords=griddle
You mention the T962, which some people complain about having poor heat distribution. Easiest way to fix that is to stick a piece of copper or aluminum plating on top to diffuse the heat more effectively on your $20 griddle. Or skip the griddle and just straight buy a 5 cm thick steel or aluminum plate, and put that on top of your kitchen stove. Or, preheat the board with the griddle, and reflow with the hair dryer. Use a thermometer so you know how hot your air stream is - don't want to melt the PCB.
Then, if you want higher process control, take the money you spent not building your own ceramic heater and buy a nice, multichannel thermocouple unit to monitor board temperature at different areas. Because even within the board temperatures will vary depending on metal density. But don't do that, you're not an assembly manufacturer, it's overkill.
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My friend used a Black & Decker Griddle, purchased at Target for $30.
If you put the heat setting on 150 (there is a "minimal" heat setting but it just cools off when chosen) and place an aluminum provac on it with oil slick on that. The surface of the oil slick hovers between 110-125