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50W and 75W Quarter Bricks for Railway Applications


New Products Oct 13, 2015 by Jeff Shepard

Minmax has released the new MTQZ50 and MTQZ75 Series of industry-standard quarter-brick dc-dc converters designed for railway applications with 72-Vdc (43- to 101-Vdc) / 110-Vdc (66- to 160-Vdc) input ranges, EN550155 / IEC60571 railway approvals and compliance to EN50121-3-2 railway EMC standard EN50121-3-2. Additionally, these converters have been qualified to EN61373 Vibration & Shock, IEC/EN60068-2-1, 2, 30 Environmental (cool / dry through damp / heat cycles), and EN45545-2 Fire Protection standards.

Each family (72-Vdc input units and 110-Vdc input units) consists of 8 models offering 5-, 12-, 15-, and 24-Vdc outputs with efficiency up to 92% and I/O isolation of 3000Vac with reinforced insulation. These converters feature remote on/off control; output voltage trim; remote sense; over-load, over-voltage, over-temperature protection circuits; and convection cooled operation from -40 to + 85 degrees C; and have been qualified via CB Report and safety certification for UL/cUL/IEC/EN 60950-1.

All Minmax products are Reach compliant, RoHS compliant and Conflict Mineral Free and come standard with a 3 year warranty. Models are in stock and available for immediate evaluation. Prices are as low as $33.70 for 50 watt units in 1,000 piece quantities.