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On 15/04/14 22:38, Richard Bown wrote:

> Hmmm, you've got me thinking Nathan, 2512 package directly on the pcb
> may get warm , but if mounted piggy back on a high value resistor or
> cap with the same footprint may well do it, 

Have you seen ones like this ?

http://uk.farnell.com/international-resistive/oarsxpr001flf/resistor-current-sense-0-001ohm/dp/2112985

There's a nice thermal image in the datasheet showing what happens under load.