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09/05/11 09:00
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#183628 - Depends
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Andy Neil said:
Raj Nambiar said:
but, price competition is forcing us to think in all directions.

But, as Michael says, surely the cost of designing, manufacturing, and fitting a custom heatsink must far outweigh the cost of using a more appropriate design in the first place?!


Sometimes not, depending on where in the world you are. The balance between component costs and work costs differs tremendously.

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TopicAuthorDate
LM 1117 SOT 223 - Heatsinking            01/01/70 00:00      
   Tight Suggestion            01/01/70 00:00      
      I hate to change it, but            01/01/70 00:00      
         Price Competition            01/01/70 00:00      
         Price competition?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Depends            01/01/70 00:00      
         Switcher            01/01/70 00:00      
            Switchers...            01/01/70 00:00      
      LM1117 is an LDO            01/01/70 00:00      
         5V -> 3.3V            01/01/70 00:00      
            whoops            01/01/70 00:00      
         LDO in HDO Application            01/01/70 00:00      
   SOT223 will not work at all!            01/01/70 00:00      
      "A Proper Heatsink" Indeed            01/01/70 00:00      
         heat spreader            01/01/70 00:00      
      LD1117            01/01/70 00:00      
   Alternative to LD1117            01/01/70 00:00      
      The LV33 can only deliver 500mA            01/01/70 00:00      
         Current rating of LF33CV            01/01/70 00:00      
      LD1086DT33            01/01/70 00:00      

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