https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/f4d67c74-fa03-4dc1-85c1-9aaa093be91d Dave explains how to attach an SMD power transistor or regulator to a case to use as a heat sink in this design tutorial. And in the process talks about thermal design, the electrical/thermal analogy, and thermal vias. This is Part 15 of the µSupply Power supply design series. Other videos are here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBF35875F73B5C9B5 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-744-smd-thermal-case-design-supply-part-15/ SilPad datasheet: http://www.bergquistcompany.com/pdfs/dataSheets/PDS_SP_A2000_12.08_E.pdf PowerPeg thermal PCB pin/turret: http://tem-products.com/index.php/powpeg.html/ Saturn PCB Toolkit calculator: http://www.saturnpcb.com/pcb_toolkit.htm EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 Donations: http://www.eevblog.com/donations/ Projects: http://www.eevblog.com/projects/ Electronics Info Wiki: http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/ Sun, 17 May 2026 05:25:08 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/f4d67c74-fa03-4dc1-85c1-9aaa093be91d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.