I want to know what I would do for cooling to run an LM317 at basically its maximum capacity. Just want ideas from some of you more experienced people out there who have probably already done this.
A typical LM317 has a max input of 40V, a low of a 1.25V output, and 1.5A of current, for 58W. My max input would be 36V, so in my situation, it would be more like 52W. And id like to not have to rely on fans.
This post will help me to design cooling setups for other ICs as well, so dont think Im going to be asking how to cool every IC or voltage reg I come across ; )
TIA
-Chris Placzek
A typical LM317 has a max input of 40V, a low of a 1.25V output, and 1.5A of current, for 58W. My max input would be 36V, so in my situation, it would be more like 52W. And id like to not have to rely on fans.
This post will help me to design cooling setups for other ICs as well, so dont think Im going to be asking how to cool every IC or voltage reg I come across ; )
TIA
-Chris Placzek