Homebrew PCBs

http://www.extremecircuits.net/  This is a link to the web site of the calculator that I used. I am useing Eagle

and ExpressSCH, and ExpressPCB and need to get this width right the first time as I am new and learning.
Thank you for all the E-Mails to check out. Kevin


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 From: Leon Heller <leon355@...>
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Copper Clad Board Info
 

  
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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