2046-60-ALF

## **Features** 

■ Size: 8 mm diameter, 10 mm length 

- High current rating 

■  Low capacitance and insertion loss 

## **Applications** 

■ Telecommunications equipment 

■ Industrial equipment/electronics 

■  Consumer electronics 

- Fail-short option available 

- RoHS compliant* 

- UL Recognized 

## **2046 Series Heavy-Duty 3-Electrode Gas Discharge Tube** 

## ~~**Characteristics**~~ 

Test Methods per ITU-T K.12 and IEC 61643-311. 

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|Model No.|
|Characteristic|
|2046-09|2046-14|2046-20|2046-23|2046-25|
|DC Sparkover ±20 % @ 100 V/s|90 V|145 V|200 V|230 V|250 V|
|Impulse Sparkover|
|100 V/µs|< 600 V|< 500 V|< 500 V|< 600 V|< 600 V|
|1000 V/µs|< 700 V|< 700 V|< 700 V|< 700 V|< 700 V|
|Model No.|
|Characteristic|
|2046-35|2046-40|2046-42|2046-47|2046-60|
|DC Sparkover ±20 % @ 100 V/s|350 V|400 V|420 V|470 V|600 V|
|Impulse Sparkover|
|100 V/µs|< 700 V|< 800 V|< 800 V|< 900 V|< 1000 V|
|1000 V/µs|< 800 V|< 900 V|< 900 V|< 1000 V|< 1100 V|

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|Insulation Resistance (IR)|[NOTE 1]|............................50 / 100 / 250 Vdc  ................................................. > 10 GΩ|
|Glow Voltage ...........................................................10 mA ..................................................................... ~ 70 V|
|Arc Voltage ..............................................................1 A .......................................................................... ~ 10 V|
|Glow-Arc Transition Current .................................................................................................................... < 1 A|
|Maximum Capacitance ............................................1 MHz ..................................................................... < 2 pF|
|Maximum Impulse Discharge Current .....................20,000 A, 8/20 µs ................................................... 1 operation|
|10,000 A, 8/20 µs  .................................................. 10 operations|
|Nominal Alternating Discharge Current ...................20 A, 50 Hz, 1 second ............................................ 1 operation|
|Impulse Life .............................................................200 A 10/1000 µs  .................................................. 130 operations|
|DC Holdover Voltage|[NOTE 2]|................................................................................................................... < 150 ms|
|Operating Temperature ............................................................................................................................ -30 to +85 ºC|
|Storage Temperature ............................................................................................................................... -40 to +115 °C|
|Climatic Category (IEC 60068-1)............................................................................................................. 40 / 90 / 21|

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## Notes: 

- UL Recognized component, UL File E153537. 

- At delivery AQL 0.65, level II DIN ISO 2859 

- Line to Line voltage is approximately 1.8 to 2 times the stated Line to Ground voltage. 

- Discharge current rating is total current equally divided between Each Line To Ground (ELTG). 

Note 1: DC Sparkover Voltage IR Measuring Voltage 90 V .........................................50 V 145–400 V ...............................100 V 420–600 V ...............................250 V Note 2:  Network Applied DC Sparkover Voltage DC Holdover Voltage 90–145 V .................................52 V 200–250 V ...............................135 V 350–600 V ...............................150 V 

*RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC Jan. 27, 2003 including annex and RoHS Recast 2011/65/EU June 8, 2011. 

Specifi cations are subject to change without notice. 

The device characteristics and parameters in this data sheet can and do vary in different applications and actual device performance may vary over time. Users should verify actual device performance in their specifi c applications. 

## **2046 Series Heavy-Duty 3-Electrode Gas Discharge Tube** 

## ~~**Product Dimensions**~~ 

## **2046-xx-C2F FAIL-SHORT CONFIGURATION** 

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(.394 ± .020)<br>8.0 +0.2/-0.8<br>(.315 + .008/-.031)<br>DIA.<br>2046-xx-C2<br>1.0 mm dia. lead wire<br>13.4 +0.8/-0.5<br>(.528 +.031/-.020)<br>10.0 ± 0.5<br>(.394 ± .020)<br>8.0 +0.2/-0.8<br>(.315 + .008/-.031) MM<br>DIA. DIMENSIONS:<br>(INCHES)<br>7.5 ± 0.5<br>(.295 ± .020)<br>1.0 ± 0.05<br>(.039 ± .002)<br>DIA.<br>4.4 ± 0.4 4.4 ± 0.4<br>(.173 ± .016) (.173 ± .016)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## ~~**How to Order**~~ 

## **2046  -  xx  -  xx  (F)  LF** 

## ~~**Packaging Specif cations**~~ 

Model 2046 ships standard bulk pack, 100 pieces per tray; 5 trays per inner box; 2 inner boxes per outer pack (1K units). 

Model Number Designator Voltage (Divided by 10) 09 = 90 V 35 = 350 V 14 = 145 V 40 = 400 V 20 = 200 V 42 = 420 V 23 = 230 V 47 = 470 V 25 = 250 V 60 = 600 V 

Leads A =  No leads/Cassette Applications C2 = 1.0 mm dia., 4.4 mm spacing 

Fail-Short Option (Blank) = None F = Fail-Short Device (Optional) RoHS Compliancy LF = RoHS Compliant Product 

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REV. A 05/12 

Specifi cations are subject to change without notice. The device characteristics and parameters in this data sheet can and do vary in different applications and actual device performance may vary over time. Users should verify actual device performance in their specifi c applications.