Littelfuse Introduces 285 Series 5X20 mm Size Gold-plated Fuses for Audio and Medical Equipment

Ceramic body design provides better resonance effect and higher breaking capacity. Gold or rhodium plating options allow more flexibility in manufacturing.

2009-06-18 09:00:00

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18, 2009 – Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:LFUS), today introduced the 285 Series 5x20mm size cartridge fuse with gold-plated caps (or with rhodium-plated caps upon request) and ceramic body used as supplementary protection in appliance or utilization equipment. The 285 series is ideal for highly sensitive circuit applications such as high-end audio and medical equipment with low magnetic requirement.

Unlike other similar offerings in the market, the 285 series is with ceramic body design which provides better resonance effect and higher breaking capacity (1500A/250VAC). It provides two options in cap plating: gold and rhodium (upon request) so as to increase flexibility for the manufacturers.

The 285 series has PSE agency approval and is available in current ratings from 125mA to 20A. The maximum fault current rating (Interrupt Rating) for 125mA to 10A is 1500A, for 15A is 500A and for 20A is 400A. The 285 series is 100 percent lead-free and compliant with RoHS requirements.

Availability
285 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.

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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.


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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.


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