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Bourns Further Expands its POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuse Product Family with New Telecommunications Model

Bourns Further Expands its POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuse Product Family with New Telecommunications Model

14 July 2022
New POWrFuse™ Model PF-N series meets the UL 248-1 standard and is designed for current limiting and short circuit protection in telecom DC power distribution circuits

RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 14, 2022 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced it has further expanded its POWrFuse™ High-Power Fuse product family with a new telecommunications model series. Bourns specifically designed the POWrFuse™ Model PF-N Series to meet the requirements of the UL 284-1 standard. Supporting operation up to 170 VDC and with two PCB mounting configurations, the PF-N Series delivers superior current limiting and short circuit protection for DC power distribution circuits in telecommunication systems.

These UL recognized high-power fuses feature a 100 kA interrupting rating, up to an 80 A current rating and an operating temperature range of -55 to +125 °C. The features of the Bourns® POWrFuse™ PF- N Series make them optimal protection solutions that help avoid costly service calls and aid in ensuring maximum system uptime.

The Bourns® POWrFuse™ Model PF- N Series is available now and is RoHS compliant* and halogen free**. For more detailed product series information, please see: www.bourns.com/products/fuses/powrfuse-high-power-fuses

About Bourns

Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of position and speed sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic components, microelectronic modules, panel controls and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, California, USA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, medical (low/medium risk)***, audio and various other market segments. Additional company and product information is available at www.bourns.com.

Bourns® and the Bourns logo are registered trademarks of Bourns, Inc. and may be used only with the permission of Bourns and proper acknowledgement. Other listed names and brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

“POWrFuse” is a trademark of Bourns, Inc.

*RoHS Directive 2015/863, Mar 31, 2015 and Annex.

**Bourns considers a product to be “halogen free” if (a) the Bromine (Br) content is 900 ppm or less; (b) the Chlorine (Cl) content is 900 ppm or less; and (c) the total Bromine (Br) and Chlorine (Cl) content is 1500 ppm or less.

***Bourns® products have not been designed for and are not intended for use in "lifesaving," "life-critical" or "life-sustaining" applications nor any other applications where failure or malfunction of the Bourns® product may result in personal injury or death. See Legal Disclaimer Notice www.bourns.com/docs/legal/disclaimer.pdf

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