On 6/8/07, Dave Miller <
dmiller45@...> wrote:
> I have thought of drilling many feed thru's under the part and feeding
> a thick copper wire from one side to the other, then on the compnent
> side cut or grind the surface flat so the component can still be
> soldered down.
>
> Has any one else had to use similar parts? How have you managed to get
> the heat out of these parts? Any other suggestions?
I do the same as you, make a large hole and fill it with copper and solder.
If done well the solid copper slug can be better than a pro PCB, but
it's lotsa work if you compare the two. You can solder a heatsink to
the back.
ST