u/UpbeatGarage7291

It feels so good to actually have an entertaining team 🥹, even if we suck once again this season is gonna be so fun to watch.

YN's be fighting tooth and nail to get the exams postponed just to then waste time on ts.

Hey everyone,

I’m a college student working on a power distribution board for a robotics club and need help. Mostly self-taught so far (YouTube + datasheets) because I haven't had any relevant coursework about this yet.

Board currently has a 24V input stepping down to 12V, 5V, and 3.3V, with protection (TVS, eFuse, etc.). I’m currently routing and figured out that my calculations for the wide high-current traces and overall layout were wrong. also my friend wanted to make it future proof (we plan on upgrading to a 40-48 V battery for next year) so we added the buck and another protection rail.

Before I move forward, I wanted to ask:

• Any common mistakes I should watch out for in power boards?
• Best way to sanity check trace widths / current handling?
• Tips for routing higher current cleanly on a 2-layer board?

Appreciate any feedback.

disclaimer: I am fully ready to get flamed but the buck converter schematic was made by my friend so that's the one thing I am not responsible for. the main problem I face is routing.. again this is my first time doing any of this so if this is actually shit I apologize in advance.