Homebrew PCBs

1. It depends on the thickness (1 oz copper?)
2. It depends on whether it's on an inner or outer layer.
3. It depends on the acceptable temperature rise and acceptable voltage drop.
4. It doesn't depend on the voltage.
5. Is that 10A RMS? Beware that if you have current pulses (going into
rectifier, for example), the RMS current can be much higher than the
average current.
6. Is that really 2.54 inches of trace _width_?! 2.54 looks
suspiciously like the number of centimeters in an inch.

Cheers,
- Jan

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:58 AM, James <langdon200510@...> wrote:
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> If I have a copper strip of 2.54" will I be able to pass a current
> of upto 10amp along it without it burning out.
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> The voltage on the strip will be upwards but no more than 30volt.
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> James
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