Revised: January 7, 2009
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Radial Lead Fuses
272/273/274/278/279 Series
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MICRO™ > Very Fast-Acting > 272/273/274/278/279 Series
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272/273/274/278/279 Series, MICRO™ Very Fast-Acting Fuse
Description
Developed originally for the U.S. Space Program,
MICRO™ fuse provides reliability in a compact design.
The MICRO™ fuse is available in plug–in or radial lead
styles and a complete range of ampere ratings from
1/500 to 5A to suit a wide variety of design needs.
Agency Approvals
Agency Agency File Number Ampere Range
E10480 2mA - 5A
LR 29862 2mA - 5A
QP
FM02 2mA - 5A
Features
Electrical Characteristics
Applications
QPL
% of Ampere
Rating Ampere Rating Opening Time
100% 1/500–5 4 Hours, Min.
200% 1/500–3/10 5 Seconds, Max.
4/10-5 2 Seconds, Max.
Ampere
Rating
(A)
Amp Code
(for all
above
series)
Max
Voltage
Rating
(V)
Interrupting
Rating
Nominal
Cold
Resistance
(Ohms)
Nominal
Melting
I2t (A2 sec)
Agency Approvals
QP
.002 .002 125
10,000 amperes at
125 VAC/VDC.
2200 0.00000000845 XXX
.005 .005 125 280 0.00000000810 XXX
.010 .010 125 80.0 0.000000462 XXX
.015 .015 125 44.0 0.00000123 XXX
.031 .031 125 16.0 0.00000810 XXX
.050 .050 125 3.20 0.0000666 XXX
.062 .062 125 2.32 0.000115 XXX
.100 .100 125 1.25 0.000385 XXX
.125 .125 125 1.0 0.000691 XXX
.200 .200 125 2.30 0.00409 XXX
.250 .250 125 1.75 0.00640 XXX
.300 .300 125 1.25 0.00945 XXX
.400 .400 125 0.227 0.0251 XXX
.500 .500 125 0.167 0.0716 XXX
.600 .600 125 0.430 0.0411 XXX
.700 .700 125 0.324 0.0710 XXX
.750 .750 125 0.293 0.0900 XXX
.800 .800 125 0.271 0.113 XXX
1.00 001. 125 0.0880 0.0648 XXX
01.5 01.5 125 0.0578 0.160 XXX
2.00 002. 125 0.0425 0.300 XXX
3.00 003. 125 0.0275 0.759 XXX
4.00 004. 125 0.0202 1.38 XXX
5.00 005. 125 0.0156 2.21 XXX
Electrical Characteristics
Military grade availablet
High breaking capacityt
Clear cover option to view t
fuse element status
Available from very low t
ampere of 2mA to 5A
Plug-in with short or long t
leads option
Printed circuit boards t
and similar equipment
Electronic componentst