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17 January 2009
The PS-1 regulator PCBs were part of the shipment; but now the boards are in revision B. I made the PCB half an inch taller, which allowed a fatter heatsink to be used. In general, a fat, short heatsink is better than a tall, skinny heatsink. The intrinsic thermal resistance of the metal is effectively placed in parallel in a fat heatsink; in series, a tall heatsink. The upshot is that the PS-1 regulator now holds the same Aavid
Thermalloy 529802B02500G heatsink that the Janus and H-PS-1 regulators use. This chubby heatsink boasts a thermal resistance of only 3.7, based on a 75°C rise in natural convection.
 
A = 38.10mm,
B = 18.29mm,
C = 3.17mm
The extra half an inch also makes a fatter adjustment-pin capacitor possible. Below, we see the new boards from front and back. I have been using this new regulator since Wensday to make sure nothing went wrong in the revision. Nothing did.
 
More information at http://glass-ware.stores.yahoo.net
More new kits and PCBs; and I hope to return to power-booster amplifiers.
//JRB
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