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Thick Film
Metal Glaze™ Resistor
Electrical Data
GF Series
Rugged molded jacket
Flame resistant construction
Metal Glaze™ thick film element
High temperature soldered termination
IRC
Type Flamability Marking Tolerance
(±%)
T.C.
(ppm/°C)
IRC Power Rating
(watts @ °C)
GF-55
GF-07
Flame Resist¹
Flame Resist¹
Stamp
Stamp
1
2, 5
50*, 100
100
1/2W @ 70°C
1/2W @ 70°C
GF-60
GF-20
Flame Resist¹
Flame Resist¹
Stamp
Stamp
1
2, 5
50*, 100
100
3/4W @ 70°C
3/4W @ 70°C
GF-3 Flame Resist¹ Stamp 1, 2, 5 200 2W @ 70°C
3W @ 25°C
IRC
Type
Maximum Voltage
Rating
IRC Resistance
Range (ohms)
MIL Resistance
Range (ohms) Nominal Size Dimension Code
GF-55
GF-07
250
250
0.4 to 2M
0.4 to 2M
-
-
1/4W
1/4W
3
3
GF-60
GF-20
350
350
0.4 to 2M
0.4 to 2M
-
-
1/2W
1/2W
4
4
GF-3 750 1 to 2M - 3W 5
NOTE: ¹Contact factory for details of flame-resistant specification.
*T.C. of 50 ppm/°C on values of 10 ohms or greater.
GF Series Issue October 2008 Sheet 1 of 2
• 4222 South Staples Street • Corpus Christi Texas 78411 USA
Wire and Film Technologies Division
Telephone: 361 992 7900 • Facsimile: 361 992 3377 • Website: www.irctt.com
Physical Data
Dimensions
Dim
Code
Nominal
Size
Body Length
BL
Body Diameter
BD
Lead Length
LL
Lead Diameter
LD Clean Lead
3 1/4 0.250 ± 0.015
(6.4 ± 0.4)
0.090 ± 0.008
(2.3 ± 0.2)
0.150 ± 0.125
(38.1 ± 3.2)
0.025 ± 0.002
(0.64 ± 0.05)
0.310
(7.9)
4 1/2W 0.390 ± 0.010
(9.9 ± 0.3)
0.140 ± 0.008
(3.8 ± 0.2)
0.150 ± 0.125
(38.1 ± 3.2)
0.025 ± 0.002
(0.64 ± 0.05)
0.450
(11.4)
5 3W 0.515 ± 0.010
(13.1 ± 0.3)
0.225 ± 0.008
(5.7 ± 0.2)
0.150 ± 0.125
(38.1 ± 3.2)
0.032 ± 0.002
(0.81 ± 0.05)
0.575
(14.6)
Thick Film
Metal Glaze™ Resistor
LL
LD
BL
BD
GF Series Issue October 2008 Sheet 2 of 2
Sample Part No.
MIL Style
GS = Fixed film resistor. High stability
Power Rating
07 = 1/2 watt
20 = 3/4 watt
3 = 3 watt
T.C. Characteristics
D = ±100 ppm/°C
C = ±50 ppm/°C
Resistance
First three digits represent significant figures; fourth digit is number of zero’s.
Tolerance
F = ±1%, G = ±2%, J = ±5%
Ordering Data
GF - 20 D 1002 F