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F3038_PHE448 • 5/19/2015

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Film Capacitors

General Purpose, Pulse and DC Transient Suppression – PHE448 Series Polypropylene Film/Foil, Radial

Environmental Test Data

Test

IEC Publication

Procedure

Requirements

Voltage Proof

60384–1 Clause 4.6

1.6 x V

The capacitors must withstand the voltage without

breakdownsorflashoversandwithoutdecreased

insulation resistance below the value in each detail

specification.Novisibledamage

Clause 4.6 2.3

2 x V

seconds

As above

Vibration

60068–2–6 Test Fc

6 hours with 10 – 500 Hz and 0.75 mm

frequency

No visible damage

tanδ≤1.2xstatedvalueat100kHz

ΔC/C≤±0.5%

Bump

60068–2–29 Test Eb

PCB

ΔC/C≤±0.5%

tanδ≤1.2xstatedvalueat100kHz

Insulation resistance:

≥100,000MΩforC

≥30,000MΩ•µFforC

Resistance to

Soldering Heat

60068–2–20

Method 1A

Solderbathat+260°C±5°Cwithscreening

Immersion of the terminations into the solder bath shall

be completed in a time not exceeding 1 second and the

terminationsshallremainimmersedtothespecified

depthfor10+1secondandthenbewithdrawn.

∆C/C≤±1.0%

tanδincrease<0.001

No visible damage

Climatic Sequence

60384–1

Paragraph 4:21

60068–2.2 dry heat 16 hours

60068–2–34 damp heat, one cycle

60068–2–1 Test Aa 2 hours

Insulation resistance:

≥100,000MΩforC

≥30,000MΩ•µFforC

ΔC/C≤±0.5%

tanδ≤1.2xstatedvalueat100kHz

Damp Heat

Steady State

60068–2–3 Test Ca

+40°Cand90–95%RH

56 days no visible damage

Insulation resistance:

≥50,000MΩforC

≥15,000MΩ•µFforC

ΔC/C≤±1%

tanδ≤1.2xstatedvalueat100kHz

Endurance, AC

1,000hoursat+85°Cand1.25xV

No visible damage

ΔC/C≤±3%

tanδ≤1.5xstatedvalueat100kHz

Insulation resistance:

≥100,000MΩforC

≥30,000MΩ•µFforC

Charge and Discharge

60384–17

Paragraph 4.13

10,000 pulses and with (2 x) dV/dt according

todetailspecification

tanδ(100kHz)≤2xstatedvalue(100kHz)

ΔC/C≤±0.5%

Insulation resistance:

≥50,000MΩforC

≥15,000MΩ•µFforC

Environmental Compliance

All KEMET pulse capacitors are RoHS Compliant.