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# [The Busbar Sizing Mistake That Starts With “It Can Carry the Amps”](https://calcengineer.hashnode.dev/the-busbar-sizing-mistake-that-starts-with-it-can-carry-the-amps?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A practical guide to sizing copper busbars by current density and allowable temperature rise before thermal problems appear inside the electrical assembly.

May 29 · 5 min read · calcengineer.hashnode.dev  
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