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Hot Laminator

Top
Top

Here is a cheap no brand hot laminator. This pulls the paper, inside a plastic pouch through a pair of heated rollers to seal it.

Heater
Heater

Top removed, heater assembly visible. PCB attached to the top cover holds LEDs to indicate power & ready status.

Switch
Switch
Thermostat
Thermostat

Here is the thermostat & thermal fuse, the thermostat switching the indicator on the front panel to tell the user when the unit is up to temperature. This has a self regulating thermostat. Thermal fuse inside the heat resistant tubing is to protect against any failure of the heater.

Motor
Motor

5 RPM motor that turns the rollers through a simple gear system.

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