Tyco Electronics Unveils New FT600 Series Fuses

Raychem Circuit Protection (Menlo Park, CA), a unit of Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA), announced its first single-use fuse for telecom and networking applications. The new FT600 fuse series is designed to assist telecommunications equipment manufacturers in complying with North American over-current protection requirements, including Telecordia GR-1089, FCC Part 68 and UL60950 third edition.

The device offers low temperature-rise performance under sneak current fault events to prevent damage to circuit traces or multi-layer boards. The FT600 Series includes devices rated for maximum operating currents of 1.25A, 0.500A and 2.0A, and is suitable for ambient temperatures of up to 85°C.

The FT600 fuse is available now in tape-and-reel packaging for compatability with high-volume menufacturing. It is priced at $0.40 in quantities of 100,000, with a delivery time of eight weeks ARO.