---
title: "Thermal relief"
question: "Should a ground pin tie into the plane through a thermal relief?"
url: "https://nearfieldnotes.com/videos/thermal-relief/"
site: "Near Field Notes"
video: "https://nearfieldnotes.com/media/thermal-relief/full.mp4"
duration: "0:14"
date: "2026-10-26"
note: "https://nearfieldnotes.com/notes/thermal-relief/"
---

# Thermal relief (video)

Should a ground pin tie into the plane through a thermal relief?

0:14, no sound. [Read Note 7](https://nearfieldnotes.com/notes/thermal-relief/) for the full answer, with figures, conditions and sources.

A silent animation, so it has no transcript.

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Source: https://nearfieldnotes.com/videos/thermal-relief/