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Is Rja in parallel with an external heatsink?
I have done heat sinking before, but now I'm trying to do it on SMT chips which is a bit more difficult. Anyway, I'm wondering whether the resistance between junction and ambient, Rja, is in parallel ...
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SOT-223 Thermal Pad and Vias
I am using a LDO with a SOT-223 footprint and since it might get hot, I wanted to make a nice thermal pad under it to dissipate that heat.
I googled and I only found thermal pads, but i wanted some ...
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What kind of damage could a soldering iron do to a component?
As a follow-up to this question, what kind of damage could a soldering iron do to an IC or other component if left on it for too long at too high a temperature? ESD damage can be subtle, for ...
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What is the best way to heat sink a chip when soldering it on?
I generally like to solder sockets to my boards, rather than the chip directly, but am now forced to solder the chips directly. I have several DIP and SMD components that this needs to be done with.
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