Can you somehow couple this heat-load to the metal mower deck? (If indeed the mower deck is made of metal.) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Byron A Jeff" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 8:17 AM Subject: [OT]: How to heatsink a lot of power electronics? > After years of development ;-) I've finally have my prototype robotic lawnmower > platform to a usable state. The most valuable lesson I learned is that > everything in the drive path must be metal, clamped, and use lock washers. > > Next on the agenda is motor control for the drive motors. Bob Blick's > discrete h-bridge is a natural for the project. But of course you end up > with 8 power transistors, plus another one for the cutting motor. > > I wanted to get some ideas of the best way to heatsink a bunch of power > transistors. > > TIA > > BAJ > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body