News Solder reflow plate runs off USB power but heats up to 350 degrees Celsius

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A USB PD Reflow plate that operates at 280C by default but can run up to 350C with a settings change has been released on Japanese storefront Shigezone.

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How hot you can get a plate depends on losses. How many watts does this thing consume? With 50W, you would likely struggle to reflow an Arduino board, forget about a GPU which has 20X the board surface area and a couple of extra copper planes wicking heat away.

 

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How many watts does this thing consume?

Spec is 65W, regular USB-C compliant allows up to 100W, and USB-PD EPR allows up to 240W. 65W puts it right at the power range of trivially available laptop chargers (e.g. common Apple PD bricks), as you go higher in power the cost of the USB-C PSU skyrockets to the point you'd probably be better off with a dedicated DC PSU or just dealing with AC heating.