> I'm designing a PCB that needs to be able to handle at least 5 A, 
> preferably up to 15 A.  I may be insane.
> 
> Right now I'm using PCB screw terminals, but the ones I'm using are 
> rated at no more than 4 A.  This is ok as in the prototype I'm only 
> handling 1 A or so max.  I thought of spade lugs, which can 
> handle 15 A 
> easily, but they tend to be somewhat bulky.
> 
> Which are a better connector? 

Are you sure the *connector* is your main problem? I am no high-current
expert, but wouldn't the soldering of the connector to the PCB trace,
and the PCB traces themselves, be a bigger problem?

Wouter van Ooijen

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