RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC interface PCB

Thanks Alan -

This is just what I was hungry for.

Carlos Guillermo
VERVE Engineering & Design

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Rothenbush [mailto:beer@...]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:57 AM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC interface PCB

> Subject: CNC interface PCB
>
> Hi All -
>
> I'm working on a custom interface board for my controller, and I
> have some questions regarding power capacity of PCB traces. I
> would like to use an isolated corner of the PCB for some relays
> for energizing external devices (coolant pump, air cylinders,
> etc.) as well as possibly cutting power to the Gecko's under
> estop. The worst case is the Gecko's, rated for 80VDC and 20A.
> Obviously the Gecko's are supposed to handle this on a PCB, and
> I'm wondering what it would take in terms of trace geometry to
> handle the same ratings going from screw terminals to relays and
> back on my PCB. Has anyone fried the traces on their Gecko's?

Carlos;

A .010" trace will handle that current nicely .. at zero degrees
Kelvin.

The actual figure for current as a function of trace width is
related
to the AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.

I'd try to hunt down Printed Circuit Design by Ginsberg.
ISBN 0-07-023309-8 Fabulous reference.

Also, you may want to read ANSI/IPC document D-949.

For power applications, I've always used a 20 degree C rise as a
VERY
conservative figure. From the charts in the book above, to keep a
trace
carrying 20 amps from rising only 20 degrees C, a trace of 700
cross-
sectional mils is required. With two ounce copper plating, this
is a
trace .250" wide.

If a person is willing to tolerate a 60 degree C rise, only half
that is
required.

These figures are for INTERNAL traces. Strangley, external
traces, as
would be found on a simple two sided PCB, require about 2.5 times
the copper.

Note that 2 ounce copper is unusual, and normally must be
specially
requested. Also, the above rules only apply to COPPER plating.

Alan

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