Since working on the Carlson Ultra Probe, it is opening the world of SMD and traces (which seems to be much less expensive). Could you post a video of capabilities & limits of traces vs wires? After working with wires (24-16 ga, and different coatings)for the last 30 years, I’m nervous about any high voltage or amperage going through a trace. All comments welcome.
Since working on the Carlson Ultra Probe, it is opening the world of SMD and traces (which seems to be much less expensive). Could you post a video of capabilities & limits of traces vs wires? After working with wires (24-16 ga, and different coatings)for the last 30 years, I’m nervous about any high voltage or amperage going through a trace. All comments welcome.
Hi, Saturn PCB Toolkit is a worthwhile installation for sizing outer/inner tracks properly according to every aspect you can think of i.e. current, temperature etc.
Best of luck!
@scott Welcome, I would say experiment with it! Voltage I would expect any issues with adequate spacing and maybe a coating on top. Current testing could be done with a variable supply and different trace widths. Monitoring temperature will give an idea how much current would be acceptable for a given trace area.
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