My hotplate arrived, in just 18 calendar days, and it Works!
Once I read the right page in the manual (the pics dont match my model), I figured out how to set the temperature. (not the way I tried before reading)
The unit arrived set to 100C initially, and pushing on the up down buttons was the wrong way to try and change it. I learned to press set first, after that… Bob’s Your Uncle!
It took about 16 minutes to get up to reflow temperature. I have not confirmed the calibration, I set the display target to 200 C, and the reflow worked!
several firsts
my first hotplate (Im dubbing it my McBob model)
my first hotplate reflow, sw45k, and
the first time I have used a DMM to test polarity
Man I got Happy, when I saw the LED light up! 
I could not have done it without the Jewelers Visor
and all the help Ive received from members of BLF.
