Polymeric Thermal Cutoff Devices (P-TCO)

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The new Bourns® Polymeric Thermal Cutoff (P-TCO) device family is intended to safeguard USB Type-C connections and other charging cables from potentially damaging thermal runaway occurrences. The P-TCO product line offers an effective resettable thermal sensor for overheating and overcurrent protection.

Available in EIA 1210 and 1206 size SMD footprints (P-TCO-U and P-TCO-N series, respectively), Bourns provides effective overtemperature protection from heat generated in charging cable connectors due to unintended faults within the connector circuitry. Typical applications include, but are not limited to USB Type-C cable configurations including USB-C to C cables, USB-C to B cables, USB-C to A cables; USB 3.2, 3.1, 3.0, and 2.0 protocols; and other charging cables.

When compared to other models in similar or bigger sizes, each P-TCO has a thermal cutoff temperature from 75 °C to 100 °C, ultra-low resistance, and high current, high voltage, and high breaking capacity performance even in a compact space-saving design and high power density.

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Series	P-TCO-N
Datasheet
Product Photo
Type	Surface Mount
Footprint	1206
Hold Current - I hold (Amps)	350: 3.5 400: 4.0 450: 4.5
V_max	12 Vdc
Thermal Cutoff (TCO) @ 3A (°C)	350: 75 ± 20 400: 80 ± 15 450: 85 ± 15
Thermal Cutoff (TCO) @ 2A (°C)	350: 90 ± 15 400: 95 ± 15 450: 100 ± 10
R_1max (Ω)	0.014 - 0.022
Agency Certificates	UL: E174545 TÜV
MDS	P-TCO-N
Design Files	Downloads
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Buy Now	Buy

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Model/Datasheet	Photo	MSL	Soldering Profiles	Packaging Label	Terminal	CofC	3rd Party Test Reports	MDS	China RoHS
P-TCO-N		See Note	See Data Sheet			P-TCO	Request Report	P-TCO-N	P-TCO China RoHS
P-TCO-U		See Note	See Data Sheet			P-TCO	Request Report	P-TCO-U	P-TCO China RoHS

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