On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Mark E. Skeels
<mskeels@competitionelectronics.com> wrote:
> =A0I am working on a consumer product that will be used by people
> generally a bit more technically oriented than your average person.
>
> It dissipates a fair amount of power at times and so it can generate a
> fair amount of heat.
>
> It will be used in a residential, indoors environment......on a table or
> a bench.
>
> My question is this: What is a reasonable/acceptable upper limit for
> maximum exterior surface temperature given these circumstances?
>
> Is there an accepted specification(s) for something like this?
>
> I am thinking maybe 60 deg C........?

If you tell people that the exterior surface doubles as a coffee cup warmer=
,
you can get away with a very high temperature.  :)

Bill  { feeling silly this morning }

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