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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Track widths, current and maximum temperature rise.

2013-02-21 by Mitch Davis

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Todd F. Carney <k7tfc@...> wrote:
>
> 3. If you use a double-sided board, you can run heavy-current-carrying
> traces on one side, and signal traces on the other, or some combination of
> the two, thereby doubling you pcb surface area.

Some of my customers leave the soldermask off their high-current
traces: The HASL solder will carry some more current.

Mitch.

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