- Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:26 pm
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What should the trace width on a 1oz. copper Board be for 5 volts, no more than 200ma, at normal operating temperatures?
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jack0987 wrote:Your answer, I believe, assumes I have not googled this. I have but am not sure I am doing it right and came here for confirmation and prehaps some helpful tips. For example, I see no entry on the calculator for voltage.You didn't specify any of this in your original post. We are not here to do the math for you. And you still haven't gave us any info as to why you think you're doing it wrong.
qwertymodo wrote:Voltage *is* a limiting factor, because it affects the total power, which is the true limiting factor.Typically conductor heating is referred to as I^2xR losses, voltage really isn't used as a factor.