Modifying the T-962 Reflow Oven

The T-962 is an incredibly notorious oven for its poor performance; despite being cheap, aesthetic and having some solid hardware. However now that new improved 3rd Party Firmware has been created by Unified Engineering this oven is a strong choice for using as a solder reflowing tool for hobbyists. In this video, I'll show you the T-962 out of the box; then I'll provide recommendations on if this oven will be good for your solder reflowing applications. Finally, I provide a step by step guide on how to flash the new firmware to this oven, along with 4 other great modifications to greatly improve this oven. ============================== Video Contents ============================== 0:32 What can you expect to gain from this video? 0:52 Analysis of the T-962 "Out of the Box" 2:44 Recommendations and who should buy it 4:40 List of the modifications to be performed 5:57 Disclaimer for working on this oven 6:42 Mod 1; Replace the masking tape 8:08 Mod 2; Grounding the case 9:29 Mod 3; Flashing the new firmware to the T-962 14:45 Mod 4; Installing the cold junction sensor 17:24 Mod 5; Adding fan control ============================== Important Links ============================== Link to the Google Shared Folder that contains things like schematics, Parts BOMs etc: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... Important rules for working with electrical equipment: http://electrical-engineering-portal.... The Flash Magic tool download page: http://www.flashmagictool.com/ Homepage for Unified Engineering's T-962 Improvements: https://github.com/UnifiedEngineering... T-962 Firmware download page: https://github.com/UnifiedEngineering...