AWG (American Wire Gauge)

[Herman the German]

:-[

I have downloaded a programme calculating for voltage loss in any conductor. It seems helpful using it to design PCBs and the traces. However I do not quite understand which numbers I need to put in fora standard PCB with a copper layer of 35 micrometers.

Is there somebody who can put the correct values in the boxes to design PCBs with traces no smaller than required and no bigger than necessary (to have space for signal traces)?

To make it more delightful I added an attachment with a beautiful girl (her name is Vida Guerra (top model))

regards

Herman the German

[ante]

I like your desktop Herman! ;D

I think “Trace thickness” should be set to “Mills” first, try it! ;)

[Herman the German]

Mils don't help not knowing how many! Setting mils instead of inches just changes the value. I have got that far, 100 mils equal 1inch. Good to know somebody likes my desktop. My wife doesn't!

[indulis]

1000 mils is an inch
mils are not mm
1 mil is .001"
As I recall, .0014" (1.4mils) is 1oz Cu... so 2oz Cu is 2.8mils... etc

[Mooncat]

According to a table in an old book on Wireless Coils, Chokes, and Transformers, from the 1930s, 24AWG is 0.020", 0.508mm diameter. Safe current is about 1.5 amps (at 4000amps per square inch).

PS. I like the Desktop!

[hotwaterwizard]

ummm what were we looking at?
The nice picture in the background distracted me.