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Derating an 0805 on a warm rail

An 0805 resistor at its nameplate wattage is a laboratory condition. On a board above a power stage we sell the next size up, or we ask the shop to parallel two.

Tell us the copper weight and whether the box is sealed. The same chip over a hot tab is a different part from the same chip on an open bench.