Thermal vias

Feb 28, 2012 22 Replies
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What happened to natural convection? Even within enclosures this will help to transfer heat through the walls.

Whatever you do, more heatsink surface means more heat extraction from the board.

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Maybe if the holes are tiny the solder cannot run thru like a river. Tiny holes if they actually and reliably work that way are nice because one could have a tight array of them with a good packing factor, say approaching 50 percent or better. The solder fill gets rid of most of the air and adds to the overall conductivity. May be a reasonable and (who knows) an optimum solution.

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