Hi Igor, The overheating problem isn't just the MOSFET, but also the PCB isn't designed very well to manage the excess heat. Simply adding a heat-sink to the board was a bit risky because there isn't a lot of space for it. We decided moving the MOSFET off the board was a good solution. Similar to what you're doing. Our solution is: - Created a cable harness with housing for the the MOSFET and aby slip - Sanguino(lolu)
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