alan smith wrote:

> Remember...when you drop in mulitple via's, if you just put them in a
> straight line, the first is going to take the bulk of the current, the
> others whatever can be delivered.  

How do you calculate how much current each via carries? Aren't they just
resistors (I'm talking about DC here, disregarding inductive effects)? 

Considering such a configuration (trace on top, trace on bottom, 4 vias in
a straight line):

       +----+----+----+----...
       |    |    |    |
...----+----+----+----+

Why would any of the vias get more current than any other? If it is in fact
the first, which one is the first -- the left or the right?

Gerhard

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