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From: "Russell McMahon" <apptech@paradise.net.nz>
To: "PIC List" <PICLIST@MIT.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 5:55 PM
Subject: [EE] Heatsinking 1N400x diodes.. .


>
> I'm actually interested in things done to get more heat out of 1N400x
> diodes.

Why not change the 1N400x  to a 1N5407 ?

1N4007 =3D Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient 50 =B0C/W
1N5407 =3D Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient 20 =B0C/W

Lars =


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