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.
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=Temperature Control Program =
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In order to regulate temperature in the box there are five distributed thermistors, which report the air temperature to a LabView program. Instructions and program logic can be found on [[Temperature Control Program]]
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=Temperature Data=
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This page shows temperature data beginning in March 2015.
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[[Temperature Data from Fiber Heating|Temperature Data]]
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=Box Pictures=
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==Box with Cover Down==
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[[File:BWIMAG1972.jpg|center|1000 px]]
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[[File:BWIMAG1974.jpg|center|upright|1000 px]]
==Cover of Box==
==Cover of Box==
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[[File:BWIMAG1973.jpg|center|upright|1000 px]]
[[File:BWIMAG1973.jpg|center|upright|1000 px]]
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==Temperature Data==
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This page shows temperature data beginning in March 2015.
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==Inside the Box==
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[[File:BWIMAG1982.jpg|center|1000 px]]
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[[File:BWIMAG1984.jpg|center|1000 px]]
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==Thermistor Wires on Side of Box==
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[[File:BWIMAG1974.jpg|center|upright|1000 px]]
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[[File:BWIMAG1979.jpg|center|1000 px]]
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[[Temperature Data from Fiber Heating|Temperature Data]]