Adam,

I just got the May issue of "Printed Circuit Design" and there was an
article by Doug Brooks titled "Trace Currents and Temperatures - How
Hard Can We Drive 'Em?". Also, Mr. Brooks' company (UltraCAD) has
created a freeware calculator for determining the relationship between
current, trace configuration, and temperature rise. It is available for
free downloading from www.UltraCAD.com (follow the links to
calculators).

Hopes this helps.

Mike Blackburn
Sr. Designer
Novar Controls Corp.
Barberton, Ohio 44203

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