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FUSES 

/ SICHERUNGEN

 PFRX

Resettable fuses 

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Wire leaded 
PTC-Fuses
Type PFRX

Cured, flame retardant epoxy
Polymer insulating material
meets UL 94V-0 
requirements

Bulk packaging, tape and
reel and Ammo-Pak
available on most models

Agency recognition:
UL, CSA, TÜV 

0.01 

0.001 

1

10

100

0.1 

10

100

1000

PFRX.110

PFRX.135

PFRX.160PFRX.185PFRX.250

PFRX.300PFRX.375

Typical Time to Trip at 23 ˚C

Time to trip 

(s)

Fault current

 (A)

Test Procedures And Requirements For Model PFRX Series 

Test 

/ Test

 

Test Conditions 

/ Bedingungen

 

Accept/Reject Criteria 

Visual/Mech. 

/ visuell/mech.

 

Verify dimensions and materials 

/ Kontrolle Abmess./Mat.

 

Per PF physical description 

Resistance 

/ Widerstand

 

In still air @ 23 °C 

/ bei ruhiger Luft

 R

min 

 R 

 R

max

Time to Trip

 / Trip-Zeit

 

At spezified current V

max

, 23 °C 

/ unter spez. Strom

 T 

 max. 

time to trip 

 

(sec.

)

Hold Current 

/ Haltestrom

 

30 min. at I

hold

 

/ bei Haltestrom

 

No trip 

Trip Cycle Life 

/ Trip-Zyklen

 

V

max

, I

max

, 100 cycles 

/ Zyklen

 

No arcing or burning 

Trip Endurance 

/ Zeit im Tripzustand 

V

max

, 48 hours 

/ Stunden

 

No arcing or burning 

Environmental Characteristics 

Operating/Storage Temperature 

/ Einsatz/Lagertemp.

 –40 °C 

to 

 +85 °C

Maximum Device Surface Temperature in Tripped State 

/

 

125 °C

Passive Aging 

/ passive Alterung

 +85 °C, 1000 

hours 

/ Std.

 ±5% 

typ. resist. change 

Humidity Aging 

/ Feuchtigkeitsalterung

 +85 °C, 85% R.H. 1000 

hours 

/ Std.

±5% 

typ. resist. change 

Thermal Shock *)

/ Thermischer Schock

 +85 °C/–40 °C 10 

times 

/ Zyklen

 ±10% 

typ. resist. change

Mechanical Shock 

/ Mechanischer Schock

 MIL-STD-202, Method 213, 

No resistance change

Condition 

  

(100 g, 6 

sec. 

)

Solvent Resistance 

/ Lösungsmittel-Beständigkeit

 MIL-STD-202, Method 215 

No change 

Vibration 

MIL-STD-883C, Method 2007.1, 

No change 

Condition 

 A

*) MIL-STD-202, Method 213

A

E

B

D

C

Lead Material
0.81 dia. (20AWG) 

Package 1 

Kinked lead options available for board standoff 

Applications

Almost anywhere there is a low

voltage power supply, up to 60 V
and a load to be protected, in-
cluding:

• Security- and Fire alarm

systems

• Loud speakers
• Power transformers

Typical Part Marking 

Layout may vary 

RX110
6180T

Manufacturer’s 
Trademark 

Part identification 

Lot No (T=Taiwan) 

Date Code (Last
Digit of Year and
Julian Date) 

50          75         100

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FUSES 

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 PFRX

Resettable fuses 

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Type 

/ Typ

 V

max

I

max

I

hold

I

trip

Initial 

1 Hour (R1) Post-

Max. Time

Tripped Power

Resistance 

/

 Trip Resistance 

/

 to trip at 23 °C 

/

 Dissipation 

/

Amperes 

/

 Ohms at 23 °C Ohms at 23 °C Seconds at 23 °C 

/

 Watts at 23 °C 

Ampere

 at 23 °C 

V

A

Hold

Trip

min.

max.

R

1 max.

PFRX.110.X

60

40

1.10

2.20

0.15

0.25

0.38

8.2

1.50

PFRX.135.X

60

40

1.35

2.70

0.12

0.19

0.30

9.6

1.70

PFRX.160.X

60

40

1.60

3.20

0.09

0.14

0.22

11.4

1.90

PFRX.185.X

60

40

1.85

3.70

0.08

0.12

0.19

12.6

2.10

PFRX.250

60

40

2.50

5.00

0.05

0.08

0.13

15.6

2.50

PFRX.300

60

40

3.00

6.00

0.04

0.06

0.10

19.8

2.80

PFRX.375

60

40

3.75

7.50

0.03

0.05

0.08

24.0

3.20

Electrical Characteristics 

Dimensions 

Type 

/ Typ

 A B C D E 

Style 

/

 Lead 

/

 Material 

max. max. nom. Tol. ± min. max. 

PFRX.110.X

13.0

18.0

5.1

0.7

7.6

3.1

1

0.81 

dia. / 

Ø Sn/Cu

PFRX.135.X

14.5

19.6

5.1

0.7

7.6

3.1

1

0.81 

dia. / 

Ø Sn/Cu

PFRX.160.X

16.3

21.3

5.1

0.7

7.6

3.1

1

0.81 

dia. / 

Ø Sn/Cu

PFRX.185.X

17.8

22.9

5.1

0.7

7.6

3.1

1

0.81 

dia. / 

Ø Sn/Cu

PFRX.250

21.3

26.4

10.2

0.7

7.6

3.1

1

0.81 

dia. / 

Ø Sn/Cu

PFRX.300

24.9

30.0

10.2

0.7

7.6

3.1

1

0.81 

dia. / 

Ø Sn/Cu

PFRX.375

28.4

33.5

10.2

0.7

7.6

3.1

1

0.81 

dia. / 

Ø Sn/Cu

Dimension  

 = mm

Thermal Derating Chart - I

hold 

(Amps) 

Type 

/ Typ

 

Ambient Operating Temperature 

40˚C

–20 ˚C

0 ˚C

23 ˚C

40 ˚C

50 ˚C

60 ˚C

70 ˚C

85 ˚C

PFRX.110.X

1.71

1.50

1.31

1.10

0.89

0.79

0.69

0.59

0.44

PFRX.135.X

2.09

1.84

1.61

1.35

1.09

0.97

0.85

0.73

0.54

PFRX.160.X

2.48

2.18

1.90

1.60

1.30

1.15

1.01

0.86

0.64

PFRX.185.X

2.87

2.52

2.20

1.85

1.50

1.33

1.17

1.00

0.74

PFRX.250

3.88

3.40

2.98

2.50

2.03

1.80

1.58

1.35

1.00

PFRX.300

4.65

4.08

3.57

3.00

2.43

2.16

1.89

1.62

1.20

PFRX.375

5.81

5.10

4.46

3.75

3.04

2.70

2.36

2.03

1.50

How To Order 

PF     RX  .  XXX . X

PTC-Fuse 

Style 

RX = 

Radial Leaded Component 

Hold Current, I

hold 

110-375 (1.10 mA - 3.75 A)

Packaging Options 

- = 

Bulk Packaging 

.2 = 

Tape and Reel* 

.3 = 

Ammo Pack* 

*Packaged per EI486-B 

Packaging 

Bulk

 / Lose

 

All types = 500 pcs. per bag 

(leave .X space empty 

Tape and reel 

/ Gegurtet

 PFRX.110 – PFRX.160 = 1500 

pcs. per reel 

.X = 2 PFRX.185 = 1000 

pcs. per reel 

Ammo Pack: 

/ Ammo-Verp.

 PFRX.110 – PFRX.160 = 1000 

pcs. per reel 

.X = 3 PFRX.185 = 500 

pcs. per reel