any merit in running dual battery packs ?

[Jim Ivey]

Bob-Dean
I use the regulator and I put a 6-32 bolt, 2 washers,  a lock washer, and nut through the regulator mount hole.This works good for me.

Jim Ivey
> 
> From: Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com>
> Date: 2005/02/03 Thu PM 10:02:44 EST
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: RE: any merit in running dual battery packs ?
> 
> Dean,
>  
> If adding a heat sink, I would think aluminum would be better. In my experience it always dissipates heat better than copper or steel. Don't know about tin or brass, but aluminum should be lighter anyway.
>  
> Bob R.
> 
> Dean Pappas <d.pappas at kodeos.com> wrote:
> Hello Urs,
> The Jaccio regulator is a great item, but I am concerned about running with more than 3 volts of headroom: this increases the power dissipation.
> It may simply require a heat sink be added to the regulator component. That is usually just a tin or brass fin soldered to the big tab on the IC.
> Jim? Whadda you think?
>  
> Regards,
> 
> Dean Pappas 
> Sr. Design Engineer 
> Kodeos Communications 
> 111 Corporate Blvd. 
> South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
> (908) 222-7817 phone 
> (908) 222-2392 fax 
> d.pappas at kodeos.com 
> 
> 


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