I need to cram a TL499AC converter circuit into the smallest, tightest, area possible so I want to use 1/10 watt resistors. Assuming I get maximum power drain from the circuit that the convertor will power, possibly as much as 600 ma (or whatever's the maximum the converter is capable of), wll thesy tiny resistors be okay?
Ron
Does your simulation show that the power dissipated by each resistor will always be significantly less than the maximum permissible, (after derating to accommodate the highest local temperature and resistance tolerance extremes), in each resistor in question?
See the paragraph that starts with "Note that the nominal power rating .." in:
If so, yes. If not, you get to provide a way to cool the assembly and / or use components capable of dissipating that power safely.
--Winston
You can do this in five easy steps:
IIRC, 0603 resistors are generally 1/16th watt, so 1/10th watt resistors are no big deal these days.
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