Re: PCB trace temperature?
From: CWatters (colin.watters_at_pandoraBOX.be)
Date: 12/16/04
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Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:28:10 GMT
"Dennis Clark" <dlc@io.frii.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I've seen and used the trace temperature vs. current calculators and
> seen lots of information on calculating trace temps. However, I can't
> find any information about just how hot you can let a trace get. I
> know that copper melts at about 1100 deg. C, I'm pretty sure that the
> board will be damaged before that,... So, how hot can a trace get and
> still be OK on a board? Where does board damage occur and how hot are
> we "allowed" to get a trace?
This page suggests 10 degrees...
http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~plusquel/650/slides/PCB_layer_stacks.html
Quote:
"The power-handling capacity of a PCB trace depends on its cross-sectional
area and allowable temperature increase (typically 10 degrees)."
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