Induction Furnace/Bill of Materials

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Tools required:

  • Pipe-bending apparatus
  • Pliers
  • Soldering Iron
  • Oscilloscope [highly recommended]
  • PCB etching equipment

Components:

  • Copper pipe (coil)
  • Wire (transformer)
  • Transformer coil
  • Various capacitors
  • Various resistors
  • Power supply
  • Control system (Arduino)
  • Integrated circuits
    • Op-amp
    • PLL chip
    • Gate driver
  • Cooling system
    • Pump
    • Cooling tank
  • Steel Shell
    • Refractory
  • Safety Systems
    • Wire (Ground in bottom of furnace to check for molten metal wear on refractory and prevent metal blowout)