=A0Very true Bob...the temperature parameter has to be considered seriousl= y....the datasheet gives a fairly good discription of the temp-othere param= eter response... On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 Bob Axtell wrote : >Bob Axtell wrote: > > Alan B. Pearce wrote: > > > >>>> Temperature is very high around 80-90 degree celcius > >>>> >I haven't been paying attention. Did this resolve? > >The reason I was concerned with temperature is that most folks don't pay >attention >to how most instrumentation handles heat normally. If you start OUT at >90C, then >you simply have no reserve for normal device heating. You have to pay >close attention >to what your resistors are doing, your output drivers. > >Example: you design a normal 25C product. Inside the case, due to normal >heating of the device, >poor circulation, etc you get to 35C very easily. If you start out at >90C, where can the heat go? > >That's why I was concerned with temperature. I have designed sewer pipe >robots that have to >operate at 40C, and there was a decreased lifetime (enclosed DC >gearmotor in a sealed case) >due to trapped heat. > >--Bob >-- >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist