Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Copper Clad Board Info
From: Leon Heller <leon355@...> Date: 2012-10-04
On 04/10/2012 16:32, Boots Hughston wrote:
> I would not run 500ma through a 8/1000 trace. It will not handle it for > long.
I checked it with the Pulsonix track width calculator, and it looks OK. For 1 oz copper, an 8 mil track with 500 mA going through it will heat up by 3.9 degrees C.