Fiber Heating Box

The fiber heating box is a large styrofoam box with a hotplate inside designed to convectively heat fibers to the appropriate bending temperature of about 175 degrees Fahrenheit.

=Temperature Control Program = In order to regulate temperature in the box there are five distributed thermistors, which report the air temperature to a LabView program. Instruction and program logic can be found on Temperature Control Program

=Temperature Data=

This page shows temperature data beginning in March 2015.

Temperature Data

=Box Pictures=

Inside the Box




Thermistor Wires on Side of Box