Fuses meet RoHS requirements.
Press Release Summary:
Surface-mount, RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)-compliant Nano² fuses feature gold finish on nickel-plated brass caps. They are available in subminiature and miniature formats, including very fast-acting, fast-acting, Sio-Blo® (time delay), UMF, 250 V UMF, and surge-resistant versions. With 100% tin finish, RoHS-compliant PICO II subminiature axial-lead fuses are available up to 250 V in very fast-acting, Time Lag, or Slo-Blo versions.
Original Press Release:
Littelfuse Announces New RoHS-Compliant Nano²® and PICO® II Fuse Series
Fuses Meet Requirements for Restriction of Hazardous Substances
DES PLAINES, Illinois, June 23, 2004 - Littelfuse's ongoing eco-design strategy to reduce the concentrations of hazardous materials such as lead, cadmium and mercury is continuing to result in new, environmentally friendly products. The new Nano² and PICO II RoHS-compliant fuses meet the requirements of the RoHS directive for the reduction of hazardous substances and are compatible with higher temperature reflow cycles.
The new fuses offer the same performance specifications as existing Nano² and Pico II fuses but replace all external lead surfaces with approved substances. In the case of the RoHS-compliant Nano² product, Littelfuse has replaced the tin/lead metal finish on terminations with a gold finish on nickel-plated brass caps. In the case of the Pico II product, the 95/5 tin/lead metal finish has been replaced with 100% tin.
RoHS-compliant Nano² fuses are surface mount fuses available in subminiature and miniature formats including very fast-acting, fast-acting, Sio-Blo® (time delay), UMF, 250V UMF and surge resistant (Telecom Nano²® / TeleLink® telecom fuse) versions.
RoHS-compliant PICO II fuses are subminiature axial lead fuses available up to 250V in either very fast-acting, Time Lag or Slo-Blo (time delay) fuse versions.
Availability and pricing are available by contacting your local Littelfuse sales representative. Customers can obtain more information on RoHS-compliant Nano² and PICO II fuses by visiting www.littelfuse.com, contacting a Littelfuse Applications Engineer at 1-800-999-9445 (phone) or 847-391-0459 (FAX) and by contacting your local Littelfuse sales representative or distributor.
About Littelfuse
Littelfuse is a global company offering the broadest line of circuit protection solutions in the industry supporting applications across a wide range of market segments, including automotive, computer, handheld devices, digital game and consumer electronics, as well as industrial and wired telecom equipment. In addition to its Des Plaines world headquarters, Littelfuse has manufacturing facilities in England, Ireland, Switzerland, Mexico, China and the Philippines, Irving, Texas as well as in Centralia, Des Plaines and Arcola, Illinois. It also has sales, engineering and distribution facilities in the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil.
For more information, please visit Littefuse's web site at www.littelfuse.com
CONTACT: Tom Hovey, Marketing Communications Manager (847) 391-0356 or thovey@littelfuse.com
