Two thick film resistor series deliver high power dissipation

Bourns, Inc. has announced its Riedon Model PF2203 and PFS35 Series High Power Thick Film Resistors by Bourns. Adding to the company's broad high-power resistor line, the two series are offered in compact TO-220 and DPAK packages, providing low inductance, exceptional pulse handling capabilities, and elevated power ratings of 35W that allow enhanced circuit stability and measurement accuracy.

The series features a wide resistance value range from 10 megohms to 51 kilo-ohms, a temperature range of -55C to +175C, and resistance tolerance options of ±1% and ±5%. The company provides these resistors to match market demands for greater power dissipation in smaller packages. Surface-mount packaging, such as the DPAK supplied with the Model PFS35 Series, is also popular for its ability to help lower manufacturing costs.

These thick-film resistors' features make them excellent solutions for satisfying current limiting, current measurement, and capacitor discharge requirements in various applications, including industrial motor drives, AC/DC and DC-DC power converters, and BESS.

The Riedon Model PF2203 and PFS35 Series High Power Thick Film Resistors by Bourns are available now and are RoHS compliant.