Marcel Duchamp escreveu:
> Philip Pemberton wrote:
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>> .. But I can always increase it if necessary -- PC power supplies often =

>> have thick layers of solder applied to certain tracks on the PCBs =

>> (usually in the mains and HV-DC sections) to boost the power handling =

>> capacity of said tracks.
>>
>> It's a hack, but if it works for the PCB manufacturers.. why not?
>>
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>
> Note that 63/37 eutectic solder resistance =3D 11.5 times copper =

> resistance.  It's hard to see how thick additions of solder would boost =

> the power handling capacity.
>   =


Assuming that the copper thickness is around 0.05mm, it would be easy to
add 0.55mm of solder and double the current-carrying capability.

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