Heatsink Power Dual Black TO-220

Quick Heatsink Guide

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This tutorial will provide an overview of heatsink operation and present a couple of examples for determining heatsink size.  This quick heatsink guide will assist in choosing a proper heatsink size based on temperature limits for popular D-PAK, TO-220, and TO-247 packages.

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ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPrice
HEATSINK BLACK ANODIZEDCSM221-12AEHEATSINK BLACK ANODIZED0 - Immediate$8.68View Details
HEATSINK BLACK ANODIZEDCSM222-30AEHEATSINK BLACK ANODIZED0 - Immediate$8.28View Details
HEATSINK BLACK ANODIZEDCSM221-28AEHEATSINK BLACK ANODIZED0 - Immediate$9.94View Details
HEATSINK BLACK ANODIZEDCSM221-40AEHEATSINK BLACK ANODIZED0 - Immediate$11.20View Details
HEATSINK FOR TO-263DV-T263-101EHEATSINK FOR TO-2630 - ImmediateSee Page for PricingView Details
HEATSINK AND CLIP FOR TO-247 BLKWA-T247-101EHEATSINK AND CLIP FOR TO-247 BLK18606 - Immediate$30.54View Details
HEATSINK TO-220,TO-218,TO-247RA-T2X-38EHEATSINK TO-220,TO-218,TO-2470 - Immediate$23.95View Details
HEATSINK TO-218,TO-220,TO-247FA-T220-38EHEATSINK TO-218,TO-220,TO-247155 - Immediate$27.74View Details
HEATSINK FOR TO-220EV-T220-38EHEATSINK FOR TO-2200 - ImmediateSee Page for PricingView Details
ROUND HEAT SINK STAR LED BOARDSSA-LED-113EROUND HEAT SINK STAR LED BOARDS0 - Immediate$24.00View Details
PTM Published on: 2011-02-16

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