Littelfuse 398 Series - Manual (Page 2)

© 2013 Littelfuse, Inc.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Revised: 12/19/13
Radial Lead Fuses
TE5 ® > Medium Time-Lag > 398 Series
Average Time Current Curves
CURRENT IN AMPERES
TIME IN SECONDS
0.001
0.010
0.100
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1 10 100 1000 0.20
0.
125A
0.
250A
0.
315A
0.
400A
0.
500A
0.
630A
0.
800A
1.
00A
1.
25A
1.
60A
2.
00A
2.
50A
3.
15A
4.
00A
Soldering Parameters - Wave Soldering
Dwell Time
0
20
40
60
80
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120
140
160
180
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220
240
260
280
300
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240
Time (Seconds)
Temperature (°C) - Measured on bottom side of board
Cooling Time Preheat Time
Wave parameter lead-Free Recommendation
preheat:
(Depends on Flux Activation Temperature) (Typical Industry Recommendation)
Temperature Minimum: 100 ° C
Temperature Maximum: 150 ° C
Preheat Time: 60-180 seconds
Solder pot Temperature: 260 ° C Maximum
Solder Dwell Time: 2-5 seconds
Recommended Hand-Solder Parameters:
Solder Iron Temperature: 350° C +/- 5°C
Heating Time: 5 seconds max.
Note: These devices are not recommended for IR or
Convection Reflow process.
Recommended Process Parameters:
Temperature Rerating Curve
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C)
PE
RCE
NT
OF
RA
TI
NG
23°C