diff --git a/docs/Assignments/extra_research/FR-1-Traces.jpg b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/FR-1-Traces.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..705dcad Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/FR-1-Traces.jpg differ diff --git a/docs/Assignments/extra_research/FR-1-traces.md b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/FR-1-traces.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..118f1a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/FR-1-traces.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# FR-1 Trace lengths + +## The experiment +For the experiment, I used FR-1 that has a thickness of 35µm. On there I will mill 4 trace sizes (0.4 mm, 0,6 mm, 0,8 mm and 1 mm) and they all have the same length of 7.5 cm’s. The traces are seperated by 1 Cm. + +![alt text](FR-1-Traces.jpg) + +In this experiment I will measure the temperature of the traces with a multimeter and a thermal laser. I will also watch the board closely for any damage. Since it is FR-1 I expect it to shows signs of damage under heat + +## Results + +the power. So I grabbed an old robot with 4 stepper motors attached but I could not get them to draw more than 30 watts. So that is why the maximum in this test is 30 watts. I also had a hard time finding a way to measure the temperature of the traces because we only had a heat gun here and the laser was not the place it was actually measuring. So 0,4 mm is not measured properly. + +| Trace Width Trace | Resistance | Maximum safe wattage | Burn out wattage | +| :---------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | ---------------- | +| 0,4mm | 3,1Ω | 15 | 20 | +| 0,6mm 2 | 2Ω | 22 | 26 | +| 0,8mm | 2Ω | 27 | ?? | +| 1mm | 1,85Ω | ?? | ?? | +| | | | | + +## Recommendations for next time +Make bigger pads to hookup the power easier to the pcb. +![alt text](image.jpg) +![alt text](image-1.jpg) + +## Files +* [KiCad](TraceThicknesTest.zip) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/Assignments/extra_research/TraceThicknesTest.zip b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/TraceThicknesTest.zip new file mode 100644 index 0000000..63ef705 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/TraceThicknesTest.zip differ diff --git a/docs/Assignments/extra_research/image-1.jpg b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/image-1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..48d314e Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/image-1.jpg differ diff --git a/docs/Assignments/extra_research/image.jpg b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/image.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..98596a1 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/Assignments/extra_research/image.jpg differ