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Altium Layer Stackup for Aluminium (IMS) PCB
I am needed to do a single layer PCB in Altium. I have no routing on the bottom layer but in the layer stack manager, I am not able to remove the bottom layer copper. Also, I can't choose or find any ...
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Aluminium PCB - Bottom Entry Connector
Is there something like this connector that is easier to buy? I need to find something that lets me connect an aluminium PCB to an FR4 PCB with part of the enclosure between them. The part of this ...
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How to apply thermal paste on a large surface (between IMS PCB and heatsink)?
I've got a project that features an array of ultraviolet LEDs on an aluminium board.
This board shall be screwed to a heatsink.
My problem is that I'd like to apply thermal paste to improve the ...
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Drawbacks and disadvantages of insulated metal substrate PCBs
Insulated metal substrate (IMS) PCBs, with variants and names including aluminium base, metal clad printed circuit board (MCPCB) and thermally conductive PCBs have some sought-after features in terms ...
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How to connect wires coming from bottom side of a single-layer PCB?
I intend to use an IMS PCB, that is a PCB with aluminium substrate. It will be a single layer PCB (because of the cost, and heat), so only the top layer.
I need to connect approx. 20 wires to the top ...
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