<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Scott Sullivan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott@ss.org" target="_blank">scott@ss.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On 11/13/2013 08:41 PM, Christopher Thomas wrote:<br>
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On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 6:34 PM, luke.leighton<br></div><div class="im">
<<a href="mailto:luke.leighton@gmail.com" target="_blank">luke.leighton@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:luke.leighton@gmail.com" target="_blank">luke.leighton@gmail.<u></u>com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> anyone any experience at dealing with that much power on<br>
small boards<br>
> (4 amp @ 5V) ?<br>
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LM1084? any guidance on PCB layout anyone aware of?<br></div><div class="im">
Well, this will obviously be a 4 layer board, but I can say with the<br>
MEBv2, we had tremendous problems with thermal dissipation of the<br>
LM2576 at 9-12vdc, at 6vdc is was manageable, but the MEBv2++ are 2<br>
layer boards, and with the addition of a secondary power plane, it<br>
would probably have been fine. For the most recent versions, we are<br>
using an AP6503a, and so far at 6, 9,12 vdc the heat is<br>
non-existent. Not to mention, the local price of the AP6503 was .60c<br>
cheaper than the LM2576, and is 85-95% more heat efficient.<br>
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My point in mentioning the LM2576, is that they are functionally similar<br>
to the LM1084, and both Linear.<br>
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CUI does board mount switching regulators that generate a lot less heat.<br>
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<a href="http://www.cui.com/product/power/dc-dc-converters/isolated/board-mount/20-w/pyb20-series" target="_blank">http://www.cui.com/product/<u></u>power/dc-dc-converters/<u></u>isolated/board-mount/20-w/<u></u>pyb20-series</a><br>
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PYB20-Q24-S5 is an isolated supply that will output 5V at 4A.<br>
But that digikey pricing suggests their not economical yet.<br>
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<a href="http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en/power-supplies-board-mount/dc-dc-converters/4325599?k=PYB20-Q24-S5" target="_blank">http://www.digikey.com/<u></u>product-search/en/power-<u></u>supplies-board-mount/dc-dc-<u></u>converters/4325599?k=PYB20-<u></u>Q24-S5</a><span class=""><font color="#888888"><br>
<br><br></font></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>While not the best for the job, it's certainly appealing at .22c versus $39. But taps out at 3A. if there's a way to cull some wattage from the 20w point.</div>
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