Curing Oven, UV array, heat, hacking of spa oven

[Richard_Beck]

This topic closed awhile back but I decided to build one.

The prior topic had a good parts list,

Here is a link to the original project and the parts list.

Time, Temp, and 405 nm control $200 Post-cure Build

Here’s a quick solution using about $200 of Amazon parts. The oven came with an inappropriate fluorescent bulb, so the light and ballast were removed, then the 120v 20W 405nm array was wired into the timer and I went orange County Chopper on the oven housing using the bezel of the light as a guide for the apature. Quite happy. $200 and about 2.5-hours of work to get a setup that meets all of the criteria in the post-cure white paper. I have not tested the luminous flux yet, but it should be cl…

And here is a link to the build instructions I developed while making my own. It is saved as a shared PDF. Please remember, this is a draft document and subject to change. It has been sitting on my computer for a couple of weeks and I have not proofed it yet, so please go easy on me. Use these instructions at your own risk. This is just how I built my unit.

Cure Oven DRAFT build instructions

[SchemeInc]

Nice writeup! An exceptional detailed addition to my original post.

[STEMedTeacher]

What temperatures do you get in the chamber?

[Richard_Beck]

It can go up to 120c. I have not checked it with an IR thermometer yet to see out accurate the dial is.