# Fuse, Cartridge, Fast Acting, 3 A, 240 V, 6.3mm x 25.4mm, 1/4" x 1", TDC180 Series

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/BK1-TDC180-3A/fuse-cartridge-fast-acting-3-a-240-v-63mm-x-254mm
**SKU**: BK1-TDC180-3A
**Manufacturer**: EATON BUSSMANN
**Category**: Circuit Protection || Fuses & Fuse Accessories || Fuses || Cartridge Fuses
**Price**: €0.3020
**Stock**: 10+

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | To Be Advised |
| Fuse Current | 3A |
| Product Range | TDC180 Series |
| Fuse Size Metric | 6.3mm x 25.4mm |
| Fuse Size Imperial | 1/4" x 1" |
| Voltage Rating Vac | 240V |
| Blow Characteristic | Fast Acting |
| Breaking Capacity Current Ac | 6kA |

## Datasheet

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Effective June 2020 Supersedes April 2020 

Technical Data **2042** 

## TDC180 

## 1/4” x 1.0” Fast/medium British plug top fuse 

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## **Applications** 

Primary circuit protection: 

- British/UK BS1363 plug top commonly used for, but not limited to, 

   - Hairdryers 

   - Microwaves 

   - 

   - Blenders 

- Crock pots 

## **Product features** 

- 1/4” x 1.0” Fast/medium British plug top fuse 

- Patent protected: GB2410626, China No 202010304090.9, No 101308744B 

- High breaking capacity 

   - Kettles 

- 

      - Toasters 

   - 

   - Baby bottle warmers 

   - Televisions 

      - Computers 

   - 

   - Lamps 

- 240 Vac rated voltage 

- Designed to BS1362, IEC60269-3, GB13539.3, GB13539.5 

- Ceramic tube fuse 

## **Agency information** 

   - ASTA: 658, 

   - CCC: 2003010308039745 

- Nickel plated single end cap construction 

## **Ordering** 

- Use ordering number (see page 6 for details) 

## **Packaging prefixes** 

- Blank (10 parts in a plastic bag) 

- BK- (100 parts in a plastic bag) 

- BK1- (1000 parts in plastic bag and box) 

TDC180 1/4” x 1.0” Fast/medium British plug top fuse 

Technical Data 2042 Effective June 2020 

## **Electrical characteristics** 

|||||**100% Rated**||**160% Rated**||**190% Rated**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**ln**||||**Current**||**Current**||**Current**|
|TDC180-1A - 13 A|TDC180-1A - 13 A|TDC180-1A - 13 A||1000 hours||30 minutes||30 minutes|
|||||minimum||minimum||maximum|



## **Product specifications** 

|||**Current**<br>**rating**||**Voltage**<br>**rating**||**Interuppting**<br>**rating1 at 50**<br>**Hz and rated**||**Typical**<br>**DC cold**<br>**resistance2**||**Typical**<br>**pre-**<br>**arcing3**||**Maximum**<br>**power**<br>**dissapation**|||**Agency approvals**|**Agency approvals**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Part number4**||**(A)**||**(VAC)**||**voltage (A)**||**(mΩ )**||**l2t (A2s)**||**(W)**||**Print color**||**ASTA**||**CCC**|
|TDC180-1A||1.0||240||6000||162||0.9||1.0||Black||||X|
|TDC180-2A||2.0||240||6000||86||9.1||1.0||Black||X||X|
|TDC180-3A||3.0||240||6000||43.5||34.3||1.0||Red||X||X|
|TDC180-5A||5.0||240||6000||21.3||135||1.0||Black||X||X|
|TDC180-7A||7.0||240||6000||12.8||114||1.0||Black||X||X|
|TDC180-10A||10||240||6000||7.4||345||1.0||Black||X||X|
|TDC180-13A||13||240||6000||4.4||870||1.0||Brown||X||X|



1. Breaking Capacity tested at  264 Vac, 50 Hz, Power factor (PF) 0.3-0.4 

2. DC cold resistance  measured at <10% of rated current at ambient temperature of +20 ºC 

3. Typical pre-arcing I[2] t measured at 10In and rated voltage 

1. Part Number Definition: TDC180-xxA 

- TDC180 = Product code 

- -xx = Ampere rating 

- -A = Ampere 

## **Dimensions–mm** 

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Technical Data 2042 Effective June 2020 

TDC180 1/4” x 1.0” Fast/medium British plug top fuse 

## **Time vs. current curve** 

## **Temperature derating curve** 

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TDC180 1/4” x 1.0” Fast/medium British plug top fuse 

Technical Data 2042 Effective June 2020 

## **General specifications** 

Operating ambient temperature: -5 °C to +35 °C Storage temperature: -5 °C to +35 °C Temperature inside an enclsure:  < 15k of amabient temperature Altitude: < 2000 feet above sea level 

Atmospheric conditions: 50% relative humidity at maximum temperature of +40 °C, Frequency range: 45 Hz to 62 Hz 

## **Ordering codes** 

The ordering code is the part number plus adding the packaging prefix. 

## **Packaging suffixes** 

- Blank (10 parts in a plastic bag) 

- BK- (100 parts in a plastic bag) 

- BK1- (1000 parts in plastic bag and box) 

||**Ordering codes**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Part number**|**Blank option**|**BK- option**||**BK1- option**||
|TDC180-1A|TDC180-1A|BK-TDC180-1A||BK1-TDC180-1A||
|TDC180-2A|TDC180-2A|BK-TDC180-2A||BK1-TDC180-2A||
|TDC180-3A|TDC180-3A|BK-TDC180-3A||BK1-TDC180-3A||
|TDC180-5A|TDC180-5A|BK-TDC180-5A||BK1-TDC180-5A||
|TDC180-7A|TDC180-7A|BK-TDC180-7A||BK1-TDC180-7A||
|TDC180-10A|TDC180-10A|BK-TDC180-10A||BK1-TDC180-10A||
|TDC180-13A|TDC180-13A|BK-TDC180-13A||BK1-TDC180-13A||



Life Support Policy: Eaton does not authorize the use of any of its products for use in life support devices or systems without the express written approval of an officer of the Company. Life support systems are devices which support or sustain life, and whose failure to perform, when properly used in accordance with instructions for use provided in the labeling, can be reasonably expected to result in significant injury to the user. 

Eaton reserves the right, without notice, to change design or construction of any products and to discontinue or limit distribution of any products. Eaton also reserves the right to change or update, without notice, any technical information contained in this bulletin. 

**Eaton** 

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