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Old 12-17-2008, 09:47 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes View Post
So, there has to be a copper bus on which all the current flows. Each mosfet will contribute about 8 - 10 amps to the bus. Such a high current requires pretty heavy copper. I'm thinking of using 10 gauge wire for the bus.

So, here's the rub. How do you solder a lead (leed) from a mosfet to such a heavy wire that will be about 6 or 7 inches long? Try it! Take a soldering iron and try it! It's tough.
For cryin' out loud, man! Find a piece of scrap copper tubing somewhere, pound it flat with your Oprah hammer, drill a few holes in it, and BOLT the wires you solder to the leads to the now flat copper strip...or something like that...

...or am I missing something here...
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