[Amps] ARF1505

[Will Matney]

I think they mentioned using a copper spreader plate because of this in the literature. The part itself, where it hits the heatsink is about 1-1/16" X 1-1/16" square. That's a good bit of concentrated heat. I would think one would need at least a 3/8" thick top on the heatsink, maybe more so it wont heat up as fast. The 1/4" thick types I doubt would stay cool long enough as there's 750 watts of power going into it in heat, the other 750 out to the load. If using the 1/4" sink, one would most likely need a 1/4" thick copper plate on top or a little thicker piece of aluminum plate. There's water cooled copper blocks for this too.

Best,

Will

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On 5/20/05 at 1:40 PM Dan Levin wrote:

>> Has anyone tried the ARF1505 FET in any solid state amps yet?
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>Cooling a 750 watt point source is a major problem.
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>One is almost certainly better off (in a ham application) using
>several smaller parts (ARF463 e.g.) - which will require more
>circuitry but will allow much easier cooling.
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