Surface-Mount Fuse Protects At High Temperatures

From Littelfuse, the 437 Series surface-mount 1206-size fast-acting fuse operates effectively in temperatures ranging from -55ºC up to 150ºC without nuisance tripping. According to the vendor, the high-temperature rating on these ceramic fuses is 20% higher than existing devices.

Device type: fast acting fuse
Current rating: 250 mA to 8 A
Features: a load rating up to 6.4 A2s (8-A current rating), a high nominal melting rating (l2t), a maximum fault current rating (interrupt rating) of 50 A, UL and CSA agency approvals
Operating temperature range: -55ºC up to 150ºC
Packaging: 1206 case size
RoHS compliant? yes
Target applications: LCD inverters, LCD TVs, LCD monitors, notebook computers, hard disk drives, XDSL modems, set-top boxes, and gaming consoles
Pricing: not available
Availability: available now
Data sheets posted on web? yes, see www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/
Littelfuse_Fuse_437.pdf