Littelfuse New 1206-size Slo-Blo^® Ceramic Fuse Offers Superior Electrical Performance in High Working Ambient Temperature up to 150°C

The 469 Series fuse provides very high inrush current withstand capability and is suitable for applications that experience high operating temperature environments.

2009-08-26 09:00:00

CHICAGO, Illinois, August 26, 2009 – Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) announces today the introduction of 469 Series 1206-size Slo-Blo^® surface mount time-lag fuse. It is the only 1206-size Slo-Blo^® surface mount time-lag fuse with operating temperature capability up to 150℃ in the market. The new series provides excellent electrical stability and performance reliability for electronic appliances that operate under ultra high temperature conditions. It enables the DC circuit being well protected when over-current occurs.

The series has high inrush current withstand (I²t) ratings up to 23.72A²s (8A current rating) for eliminating nuisance fuse open during momentary overload conditions.

The 469 Series has UL and CSA agency approvals and possesses a broad line of current ratings from 4A (32VDC) to 8A (24VDC) to meet different application needs. Current ratings from 1A to 3.5A will be introduced soon in the second phrase of the launch.

The 4A to 8A fuses have maximum fault current rating (Interrupting Rating) of 60A and are 100% Lead-free, Halide-free, and compliant to RoHS requirements.

It is particularly designed for protecting DC over-current conditions of a wide range of end device applications which are subject to high operating temperature including inverters in LCD TVs, LCD monitors, DC input and battery output of notebook computers, hard disk drives, XDSL modems, set-top boxes and gaming consoles.

Availability
The 469 Series samples are available now for order and sample request through authorized Littelfuse distributors worldwide.

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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