WSLF
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Vishay Dale
Power Metal Strip
®
Resistors,
Low Value (Down to 0.0003
),
Surface-Mount
FEATURES
• Power Metal Strip
®
all-welded construction is
ideal for all types of current sensing, voltage
division, and pulse applications
• Solid metal nickel-chrome, manganese-copper,
or manganese-copper-tin alloy resistive
element with low TCR (< 20 ppm/°C)
• Proprietary processing technique produces
extremely low resistance values, down to
0.0003
DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS
Models
Available
Design Tools
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• Sulfur resistance by construction that is
unaffected by high sulfur environments
• Very low inductance (< 2 nH)
• Low thermal EMF (< 3 μV/°C)
• AEC-Q200 qualified
(1)
• Material categorization: for definitions of compliance
please see
www.vishay.com/doc?99912
Notes
• Follow link to “Overview of Automotive Grade Products” for
more details:
www.vishay.com\doc?49924
(1)
Flame retardance test may not be applicable to some resistor
technologies
Available
STANDARD ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GLOBAL
MODEL
SIZE
2512
WSLF2512
2512
2512
POWER
RATING
P
70 °C (1)
W
6.0
5.0
4.0
POWER
RATING
P
100 °C (2)
W
3.0
3.0
2.0
TOLERANCE
%
1.0, 5.0
1.0, 5.0
1.0, 5.0
RESISTANCE VALUE
RANGE
0.3m to 0.5m
1m to 2m
3m
RESISTANCE VALUES
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
(3)
0.3m, 0.5m
1m, 1.3m, 2m
3m
WEIGHT
(typical)
g/1000 pieces
258
212
267
Notes
• Part marking: no part marking on these parts
(1)
See “Ambient Temperature Derating” on next page, Fig. 1
(2)
See “Terminal Temperature Derating” on next page, Fig. 2
(3)
Other values may be available, contact factory
GLOBAL PART NUMBER INFORMATION
Global Part Numbering: WSLF25121L000FEA (WSLF2512, 0.001
,
± 1 %)
(visit
www.vishay.net
Vishay Dale parts numbering manual for all options)
W
S
L
F
2
5
1
2
1
L
0
0
0
F
E
A
SPECIAL
(2)
(2 digits)
Reserved for future
specials
GLOBAL MODEL
(8 digits)
WSLF2512
RESISTANCE VALUE
(5 digits)
L
= m
L5000
= 0.0005
1L000
= 0.0010
TOLERANCE CODE
(1 digit)
F
= ± 1.0 %
J
= ± 5.0 %
PACKAGING CODE
(1)
(2 digits)
EA
= lead (Pb)-free, tape/reel
EK
= lead (Pb)-free, bulk
Notes
(1)
Packaging code: EB (lead (Pb)-free) are non-standard packaging codes designating 1000 piece reels. These non-standard packaging codes
are identical to our standard EA (lead (Pb)-free), except that they have a package quantity of 1000 pieces
(2)
Follow link for customization capabilities:
www.vishay.com/doc?48163
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
PARAMETER
Component temperature coefficient
(including terminal)
(1)
TCR measured from -55 °C to 150 °C
Element TCR
(2)
UNIT
WSLF RESISTOR CHARACTERISTICS
± 200 for 0.3 m and 0.5 m
ppm/°C
± 170 for 1.0 m
± 70 for 2 m and 3 m
ppm/°C
°C
V
< 20
-65 to +170
(P x
R)
1/2
Operating temperature range
Maximum working voltage
(3)
Notes
(1)
Component TCR - total TCR that includes the TCR effects of the resistor element and the copper terminal
(2)
Element TCR - only applies to the alloy used for the resistor element
(3)
Maximum working voltage - the WSL is not voltage sensitive, but is limited by power / energy dissipation and is also not ESD sensitive
DIMENSIONS
in inches (millimeters)
D
1
H
L
D
2
W
1
3
2
1) Resistive element: element
material used is dependent
on resistance value.
Refer to Element Material
in table)
2) Terminal:
solid
copper
3) Terminal / element weld
T
Typical current sensing traces
I
b
a
Notes
• 3D models available:
www.vishay.com/doc?30335
• Surface mount solder profile recommendations:
www.vishay.com/doc?31052
DIMENSIONS
MODEL
L
WSLF2512
0.250 ± 0.006
(6.35 ± 0.15)
RESISTANCE
VALUE
(m)
0.3
0.5
1.0
WSLF2512
1.3
2.0
3.0
14.6
17.1
18.2
0.013 (0.33)
0.028 (0.71)
0.019 (0.48)
0.013 (0.33)
0.028 (0.71)
0.019 (0.48)
Mn-Cu
Ni-Cr
Ni-Cr
W
0.120 ± 0.008
(3.02 ± 0.2)
THERMAL
RESISTANCE
(°C/W)
3.8
6.7
12.1
H
0.0138 ± 0.0012
(0.35 ± 0.03)
T
0.045 - 0.016
(1.14 - 0.4)
a
0.71
(1.80)
b
0.13
(3.40)
l
0.13
(3.40)
SOLDER PAD DIMENSIONS
GLOBAL
MODEL
THICKNESS in Inches (millimeters)
ELEMENT MATERIAL
D
1
0.040 (1.02)
0.033 (0.84)
0.017 (0.43)
D
2
0.040 (1.02)
0.033 (0.84)
0.017 (0.43)
Mn-Cu-Sn
Mn-Cu
Mn-Cu
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DERATING
Rated Power in %
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
-65 -50
Vishay Dale
DERATING - TERMINAL TEMPERATURE
P/P
Norm
in %
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Stability < 1.0 %
Stability < 0.5 %
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
-25
0
25
50
70
100
125
150 170
Ambient Temperature in °C
Terminal Temperature
T
K
in °C
Fig. 1 - Ambient Temperature Derating
(P
70 °C
of Standard Electrical Specification Table)
Fig. 2 -
P
100 °C
Rated Power;
of Standard Electrical Specification Table
Example L5000
PULSE CAPABILITY
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PERFORMANCE
TEST
Thermal shock
Short time overload
Low temperature storage
High temperature exposure
Bias humidity
Mechanical shock
Vibration
Load life
Resistance to solder heat
Moisture resistance
CONDITIONS OF TEST
-55 °C to +150 °C, 2000 cycles, 15 min at each extreme
5x rated power for 5 s
-65 °C for 24 h
2000 h at +170 °C
+85 °C, 85 % RH, 10 % bias, 1000 h
100
g’s
for 6 ms, 5 pulses
Frequency varied 10 Hz to 2000 Hz in 1 min, 3 directions, 12 h
2000 h at +70 °C, 1.5 h “ON”, 0.5 h “OFF”
+260 °C solder, 10 s to 12 s dwell, 25 mm/s emergence
MIL-STD-202, method 106, 0 % power, 7a and 7b not required
TEST LIMITS
± 0.5 %
± 0.5 %
± 0.1 %
± 1.0 %
± 0.5 %
± 0.2 %
± 0.2 %
± 1.0 %
± 0.5 %
± 0.1 %
PACKAGING (1)
MODEL
WSLF2512
REEL
TAPE WIDTH
12 mm/embossed plastic
DIAMETER
330 mm / 13"
PIECES/REEL
4000
CODE
EA
Notes
• Embossed carrier tape per EIA-481
(1)
Additional packaging details at
www.vishay.com/doc?20051
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