On 25 Aug 2023 at 12:49, Stephan Ahonen KE0WVA wrote:
I intend to run off a car battery
inverter so I took some extra steps to
ensure thermal performance at 13.8
vs. 12. I put thermal paste between
the bss170s and the ground plane,
and a thermal pad on top to try and
conduct more heat into the washer
holding them down. Maybe at some point
ill replace the washer with an
aluminum bracket that attaches to the
inside of the enclosure to conduct
the heat out that way.
why don't you just use one of the several
BUCK converters that have been suggested
on here over and over?
That would GUARANTEE 12.0vdc into the
rig no matter what your auto generator /
regulator puts out (I've seen my car go up
to over 14v while running).
w2jc
