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In Reply to: RE: TO-220 package wattage rating ? posted by Ugly on April 25, 2016 at 20:09:58:
regardless of the amount of HEAT, Silicon devices can only withstand so high a temperature before malfunction. For even higher powers, you might be advised to go to an ACTIVE cooling solution.
Fans are good and don't forget what the Computer Overclockers are up to with various cooling solutions.
Some active solutions are clearly too noisy for stereo use.
Too much is never enough
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