<DIV>Dean,</DIV>
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<DIV>OK, did not realize that. Guess it would help if I had actually seen one of the regulators before.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Dean Pappas <d.pappas@kodeos.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=675403314-04022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hey Bob,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=675403314-04022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It's a matter of solderability, Bob. Either you screw an aluminum heatsink to the tab with the hole, or you solder a fin directly to the tab. Some of the surface mount regulators take a solder-on heatsink because they don't even have a screw hole. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=675403314-04022005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>later,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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