Surface Mount Ceramic Fuses range from 1.75-8 A.
Press Release Summary:
Operating up to 150°C, 440 Series has high inrush current withstand rating up to 12.95 A²s for eliminating nuisance fuse open during momentary overload conditions. Surface mount 1206-size units have max fault current rating of 50 A at rated voltage and are 100% lead-free, halide-free, and RoHS-compliant. Fuses are particularly suitable for protecting AC/DC over-current conditions in LCD TVs, LCD monitors, notebook computers, hard disk drives, and XDSL modems.
Original Press Release:
Littelfuse new 440 Series 1206-size High I2t Surface-Mount Ceramic Fuse Offers Superior Electrical Performance in High Working Ambient Temperature up to 150 °C
New fuse series provides ultra high inrush current withstand capability and is suitable for applications that experience high operating temperature environment.
CHICAGO, Illinois, September 28, 2009 - Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:LFUS), ) today introduced the 440 Series surface mount 1206-size high I2t surface mount fuse with excellent electrical stability and reliability.
With its fast response characteristic and operating temperature capability up to 150°C, 440 series makes possible, even in ultra high operating temperature conditions, the AC/DC circuit of the electronic appliance well protected when over-current occurs.
The 440 series has the highest inrush current withstand (I2t) rating of up to 12.95A²s (8A current rating) for eliminating nuisance fuse open during momentary overload conditions. The series has a maximum fault current rating (Interrupt Rating) of 50A at the rated voltage and is 100% lead-free, halide-free and compliant to RoHS requirements.
The 440 Series has UL and CSA agency approvals and has a broad line of current ratings from 1.75A to 8A (32VAC/32VDC) to meet different application needs. Current ratings from 250mA to 1.5A will be introduced soon in the second phrase of the launch.
It is particularly designed for protecting AC/DC over-current conditions of a wide range of end device applications which are subject to high operating temperature including inverters of LCD TVs, LCD monitors, notebook computers, hard disk drives, XDSL modems, set-top boxes, Li-ion battery packs and gaming consoles.
Availability
440 Series fuse samples are available now for order and sample request through authorized Littelfuse distributors worldwide. For a listing of Littelfuse distributors, please visit www.littelfuse.com.
For more information about Littelfuse and our circuit protection products, please visit the Littelfuse web site at www.littelfuse.com or contact the Littelfuse Technical Support Team in your region.
For circuit protection application design ideas, please visit the new Application Design Center section of the Littelfuse web site.
If you have questions or require technical support please contact the Littelfuse technical support hotline at 1-800-999-9445.
About Littelfuse
As the worldwide leader in circuit protection products and solutions with annual sales of $531 million in 2008, the Littelfuse portfolio is backed by industry leading technical support, design and manufacturing expertise. Littelfuse products are vital components in virtually every product that uses electrical energy, including automobiles, computers, consumer electronics, handheld devices, industrial equipment, and telecom/datacom circuits. Littelfuse offers Teccor®, Wickmann® and Pudenz® brand circuit protection products. In addition to its Chicago, Illinois, world headquarters, Littelfuse has sales, distribution, manufacturing and engineering facilities in Brazil, China, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and the U.S.
For more information, please visit Littelfuse's web site at www.littelfuse.com.
