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zeropointbug
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05.08.2007, 02:57 AM

AAngel: That does sound like another good idea. How thin of copper were you thinking? I can't even get copper buss bar where I live, as it's a smaller town.

About the heat, with 4 extra caps on it, the heat output from each one will be much lower than the two in the Quark. Even with shrink wrap on it, it will dissipate more than enough heat. The wire would only be two pieces, + and -, all of your caps solder to this, down the length.

Since you mentioned this, I would like to see an RC car controller with a 'spilled' housing. It's like a moderately thermalling conducive plastic that is pored into an esc housing with the board, and a heatsink is sealed onto the FET's and protrude out of it, also, with 5.5mm plugs (female) sticking out of the housing. No dirt, shocks, or water can enter the thing.


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