[SI-LIST] Re: Max Trace current
- From: Harry Selfridge <harrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 12:02:37 -0800
There is a neatly presented collection of information on trace width at:
http://www.ultracad.com/trace.htm
You will find a link to a freeware calculator for the PC on the same page.
Note that there is also a paper discussing PCB temperature rise at:
http://www.ultracad.com/pcbtemp.pdf
At 10:34 AM 12/27/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>A real simple question:
>
> "How much current can a 5 mil copper trace carry?"
>
>I've gone through my books and I can't find how to calculate
>the max.
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