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Rev. 20130128

C228 SERIES

SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER

C228()3 SERIES

C229 SERIES

Available Non-RoHS (standard) or RoHS compliant (add PBF suffix).

Available as “HR” (high reliability) screened per MIL-PRF-19500, JANTX level. Add “HR” suffix to base part number.

MAXIMUM RATINGS

Rating

Symbol

Value

Unit

C228F, C228F3, C229F

C228A, C228A3, C229A

C228B, C228B3, C229B

C228C, C228C3, C229C

C228D, C228D3, C229D

C228E, C228E3, C229E

C228M, C228M3, C229M

50

100

200

300

400

500

600

Volts

Peak non-repetitive reverse voltage

C228F, C228F3, C229F

C228A, C228A3, C229A

C228B, C228B3, C229B

C228C, C228C3, C229C

C228D, C228D3, C229D

C228E, C228E3, C229E

C228M, C228M3, C229M

75

150

300

400

500

600

720

Volts

Forward current RMS

35

Amps

Peak surge current

300

Amps

Circuit fusing considerations

370

Peak gate power

5

Watts

Average gate power

0.5

Watts

Peak forward gate current

2

Amps

Operating junction temperature range

-40 to +125

°C

Storage temperature range

-40 to +150

°C

Mounting torque

30

In. lb.

positive bias applied to the gate concurrently with a negative potential on the anode.

THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS

Characteristic

Symbol

Maximum

Unit

Thermal resistance, junction to case

C228 and C229 SERIES

C228()3 SERIES

R

ӨJC

1.70

1.85

°C/W

Characteristic

Symbol

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Unit

Peak forward or reverse blocking current

-

-

-

-

10

3

µA

mA

Forward “on” voltage

-

-

1.9

Volts