00:00Okay, so if you've ever wanted to melt metal on your desk, heat treat a knife blade, or just watch
00:04a bolt glow orange for absolutely no good reason, you're gonna love this one. I went digging through
00:10the listings and pulled together the top 5 mini ZVS induction heating boards people are actually
00:14buying right now, and honestly, some of these prices are kind of ridiculous. Let's get into it.
00:21First up is the 120W mini ZVS induction heating board running on 5 to 12V DC.
00:28What stands out here is how much punch it gets out of a low-voltage input, feed it a
00:32decent 12V supply with enough current and this thing will bring small steel parts up to red
00:36heat surprisingly fast. It's sitting at $10.17, with nearly 5,000 sold and a perfect 5-star rating.
00:45That rating with that kind of volume tells you the build quality is consistent, which matters
00:49a lot with these boards, because the cheap ones love to cook their MOSFETs. If you want
00:54the safest bet on this list, start here. Next is the A34R mini ZVS heating machine.
01:02Same 120W, high-frequency setup, but this one's the driver module style, it comes ready to go
01:07as a heater board with the coil, so you're basically wiring up power and getting to work.
01:12$7.08, over 4800 sold, rating of 4.7. That slightly lower rating is mostly people pushing
01:20it way past what a 120W board is meant to do, which, let's be honest, we've all done.
01:26For under 8 bucks it's a great one to have on the bench as a spare or a beater unit
01:30you
01:31don't mind abusing. Now this third one is the wild card.
01:35It's the same 120W ZVS mini heater, 5 to 12V input, 5-star rating, 4800 sold, but it's $2.39.
01:44$2.39. That's less than a coffee. At that price I'd honestly just buy 2 or 3, because these boards
01:52are consumable if you run them hard, and having a backup in the drawer means one blown MOSFET
01:56doesn't kill your whole weekend project. If you're new to induction heating and you just
02:01want to experiment without risking real money, this is the obvious pick.
02:05Number 4 is another 120W mini ZVS board with the high-frequency power supply module setup,
02:12at $8.66. What I like about this listing is it's spec'd as a proper power supply module,
02:18so it's a bit friendlier if you're integrating it into a bigger build like a small melting
02:22furnace or a heat treat rig rather than just doing quick benchtop demos. 4.8 stars, over 4,600 sold.
02:31Solid, boring, dependable. Sometimes that's exactly what you want when the thing is pulling
02:3610 plus amps 6 inches from your hand. And rounding it out at number 5, the mini ZVS induction heating
02:43board that ships with a flyback driver and an ignition coil. This is the fun one. You're not
02:49just getting a heater, you're getting arcs, plasma, Jacob's ladders, whatever high-voltage nonsense you're
02:55into. $7.87, 5 stars, 4,600 sold. Getting both the induction heating coil and the ignition coil in
03:04one kit at that price is genuinely great value, and it makes this the best pick if you want one
03:09board that does two completely different kinds of cool. All 5 links are down in the description,
03:14so go grab whichever one fits your project. If this helped you out, drop a like and hit subscribe,
03:20I've got more cheap electronics deep dives coming. Thanks for watching, and please, wear safety glasses.
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