I have a single-PCB headphone amplifier that I'm laying out (a clone of the Torpedo III).
The PSU schematic is attached. The principal B+ current goes in and out on the green arrows, so those traces are thick, and parallel each other as much as possible.
The principal heater current goes in and out on the red arrows. Those traces are also thick, and parallel each other nicely.
My question regards the voltage reference circled in blue. Thick or thin trace?
Thanks,
Jeff.
PS: I've also attached that section of my current board layout. The blue-circled trace is currently thick, and goes from the star to C4, passing under D1.
The PSU schematic is attached. The principal B+ current goes in and out on the green arrows, so those traces are thick, and parallel each other as much as possible.
The principal heater current goes in and out on the red arrows. Those traces are also thick, and parallel each other nicely.
My question regards the voltage reference circled in blue. Thick or thin trace?
Thanks,
Jeff.
PS: I've also attached that section of my current board layout. The blue-circled trace is currently thick, and goes from the star to C4, passing under D1.
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Hi Mark,
So you're voting for super-thick. Most of the footprints are custom anyway, so using a longer-spaced diode is easy.
Hi Jan,
No, it's all hand-routed. (Does the fact that it looks auto-routed mean I failed to make some optimisations that I should have?)
Cheers,
Jeff.
So you're voting for super-thick. Most of the footprints are custom anyway, so using a longer-spaced diode is easy.
Hi Jan,
No, it's all hand-routed. (Does the fact that it looks auto-routed mean I failed to make some optimisations that I should have?)
Cheers,
Jeff.
Hi Mark,
So you're voting for super-thick. Most of the footprints are custom anyway, so using a longer-spaced diode is easy.
Hi Jan,
No, it's all hand-routed. (Does the fact that it looks auto-routed mean I failed to make some optimisations that I should have?)
Cheers,
Jeff.
Well I see a lot of tracks that are needlessly long, which normally is a sign of autorouting. The shortest path between two points is a straight line, or an almost-straight line ;-). That's important for any PCB, especially with relatively high currents.
Jan
Well I see a lot of tracks that are needlessly long, which normally is a sign of autorouting....
Ahhh, yes. We must all bear our crosses; mine's OCD.
Cheers,
Jeff.
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