EEVblog #1196 – Custom Heat Sink Design




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Summary: Designing your own custom heat sink is cheaper and easier than you might think. At look at why you might want to design your own heat sink, the costs, the advantages and disadvantages, design considerations for surface mount PCB’s, air convection, and mechanical DRC, and die-cast vs machining. SMD thermal design video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ygnAv6koSQ Forum HERE