SMT Thermal Design Mistakes

Explaining some basic thermal design calculations for two common through-hole and surface mount packages and testing a misconception about the importance of uninterrupted copper area heatsinks for SMT devices and exhibiting where I have made this mistake in the past so you don’t have to. Timestamps 00:00 - THT Overview 02:00 - SOT-223 Overview 03:27 - SOT-223 Testing 05:17 - 3528 PLCC Overview 07:00 - 3528 PLCC Testing 08:12 - Outro LED Panel GitHub: https://github.com/WizardTim/AR0004-R1 Components Shown LD1117: https://www.digikey.com.au/products/e... AMS1117: https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Dropo... LEDs: https://www.digikey.com.au/products/e... REF: WT-YT-V-4