DC Interrupting Rating (Measured at rated voltage, time constant of less than 50 microseconds, battery source).
2.
DC Cold Resistance are measured at <10% of rated current in ambient temperature of
+20
°C.
3.
Typical Pre-arcing I
2
t (A
2
s) are measured at 10I
n
and rated current.
Electrical characteristics
% of Amp Rating
100%
150%
200%
Opening Time
4 hours minimum
<60 min
<2 min
Environmental Data
•
•
•
Operating temperature range: -55 °C to +125 °C (see derating curve)
Altitude: <2000 m above sea level
Humidity: 90% at
+20
°C, 50% at
+40
°C non-condensing
Reliability
•
•
•
•
Thermal shock test — MIL-STD-202G Method 107 G air-to-air, 100 cycles
Temperature cycling — JESD22 Method A104, Condition B, 100 cycles
Mechanical shock test — MIL-STD-002 Method 213B, 50g
Mechanical vibration test — MIL-STD-202, Method 204D, condition D, 20 g, 10-500 Hz.
Packaging
•
1000 fuses packed into a cardboard carton. Order with part number prefix BK1/. E.g., BK1/TCP70-5-R
1Axxxx Series for 6.3 mm (1/4”) fuses - see data sheet # 2131.
Recommended PCB fuseclips
•
Dimensions - mm
Construction
25.2 ± 0.3
5.6 ± 0.3
+0.2
6.3
- 0.0
Not to scale
1
2
3
4 5
1. Tin-plated copper cap
2. Ceramic tube
3. Fuse element wire
4. Filler
5. Eyelet
2
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Time-current curves
Technical Data 10250
Effective June 2017
100,000
10,000
1000
100
10
5A
Time in Seconds
6A
10A
1
15A
30A
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
1
10
100
1000
10000
Current in Amps
3
Technical Data
10250
Effective June 2017
TCP70
70 Vdc Telecom fuses
I
2
t (A
2
s) Curves
100,000,000
10,000,000
1,000,000
100,000
5A
I
2
t (A
2
s) in Seconds
6A
10A
10,000
15A
30A
1000
100
10
0.0001 0.001
0.01
0.1
1.0
10
100
1000
10,000 100,000
Time in Seconds
4
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Thermal derating curve
Technical Data 10250
Effective June 2017
1.2
Factor of Rated Current (Amps)
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100 110 120 130
Ambient Temperature (°C)
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