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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.

Leon
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Leon Heller
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