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Bus bar thickness & soldering relation
November 27, 2017
Q. What is relationship between copper bus bar thickness while soldering on pcb.
For a project how can I decide the thickness of copper bus bar.
- India
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Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
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December 2017
A. I assume what you mean by the term "bus bar" are the copper traces on circuit boards. If so, in the US, I'm fairly sure that the most common PCB copper foil weighs 1 oz/sq.ft. (35 microns Cu thickness).
There are also 1/2 oz (17.5 microns Cu) and 2 oz (70 microns Cu) boards but I don't think they are as common. I don't know if these thicknesses are universal.
Chris Owen
Benton, Arkansas, USA
December 2, 2017
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