Are Madell Reflow Ovens reliable?

[carloscuev]

Hello, I work for a startup in México and my boss is about to buy a Madell Reflow Oven (MD-F530-C) and I want to make sure he won't screw things up, as I would be the one that deals with the problems that could arise. Do anybody have an idea of their quality, reliability? I see that the model he's interested comes in 2 flavors: IR+Convection and Full Convection what are the differences?

Thank you very much in advance.

[metalphreak]

Convection uses an element that radiates heat. This means it heats the surrounding air which then heats up your board.

IR elements emit infra-red light that heats up objects that absorb the IR light.