Llama16
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I can't really follow this one. The MOSFET is insulated from the heatsink right (or needs to be)? And IF you had conductivity between the heastink and mosfet, as long as it doesn't touch anything else of the components that doesn't really matter.
Originally Posted by kuroguy /img/forum/go_quote.gif it is also a good idea to measure the resistance between the heatsink and the tab on the mosfet. Anything other than an open circuit is going to be a problem. Do this before your first powerup and you might just save yourself from needing new mosfets. |
I can't really follow this one. The MOSFET is insulated from the heatsink right (or needs to be)? And IF you had conductivity between the heastink and mosfet, as long as it doesn't touch anything else of the components that doesn't really matter.