High Current PCB Etching

SLK001

Joined Nov 29, 2011
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For example, if your board has 1/2 ounce copper, then a 500 mil (1/2") wide trace will have the same resistance as a 23 Gage wire. How long will a 23 Gage wire last with 60 amps flowing through it? Not long.
To 60 amps, a 23 gauge wire is called a "fuze"!
 
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