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News Release from: Raychem Circuit Protection | Subject: TVAxxxSA
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2002
Shrinking surge protectors save network
card space
Raychem's new TVAxxxSA series of SiBar surge protection devices have a 30% smaller footprint than its existing devices.
Raychem's new TVAxxxSA series of SiBar surge protection devices have a 30% smaller footprint than its existing devices The new components are designed for network cards with increased port densities and help provide protection against power faults and lightning surges in customer premise equipment (CPE), central office (CO), access network equipment and other intrabuilding communications applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The TVAxxxSA devices help designers meet UL1950 Third Edition and FCC Part 68 specifications and ITU-T K.20/21/45 standards for CPE, CO and access network equipment.
Providing off-state voltage ratings of 170, 200 and 250V, the devices are applicable for CPE equipment with maximum DC plus ringing voltages up to 270V peak.
SiBar TVAxxxSA devices are rated at 50A under a 10/1000us waveform.
"With its 30% reduction in size from Raychem's existing TVBxxxSA products, this device footprint yields a significant real-estate benefit for OEM designers working to increase port densities on their networking cards and decrease board size on their CPE equipment", said Rodrigo Rubiano, Telecommunications and Networking Market Manager for the Raychem Circuit Protection division of Tyco Electronics Power Components.
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