In a message dated 03-May-02 18:14:33 Central Daylight Time,
marble_h@... writes:
> is there a set thickness when doing a trace is .050 to small or does
> it matter.On the board I just did ,I made most at .125 and the
> smallest is .050 is that ok I have not finnished the board but I will
> post it tonight I still have to but in all the dill holes but let me
> know what you guys think of it so far .
The trace-width depends on TWO things: How much CURRENT ("amps") the trace
must conduct, and how SKILLED you are in making a trace. 0.01" is found on
professional PTH boards!
0.05" wide traces are "healthy", and easy to do "manual" work. 0.125" is
quite wide, actually! You could pass three or four amps through a 1/8" wide
trace with no problem. I forget the site, now, where it describes how to
calculate a trace-width based upon current to flow through it. Someone else
remember it?
Jan Rowland
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