Vishay introduces a new series of small snap-on aluminum electrolytic capacitors

     Vishay Intertechnology has announced the introduction of a new series of small clip-on aluminum electrolytic capacitors, the 257 PRM-SI, to increase the design power density. Vishay BCcomponents 257 PRM-SI series capacitors have a 20% increase in ripple current and a 20% reduction in form factor over previous generation solutions, providing up to 5,000 hours of service life at 85 C.

     With A ripple current of up to 5.05 A, the device allows designers to use fewer components, saving board space and reducing costs. The 257 PRM-SI series capacitors feature a cylindrical aluminum housing insulated with a blue sleeve and are rated at 500V, available in 25 compact form factors from 22 mm x 25 mm to 35 mm x 60 mm. The device is RoHS compliant and offers a 3-pin polarity snap adapter.

     These devices are polar aluminum electrolytic capacitors with non-solid electrolytes, ideal for smoothing, buffering, and DC-Link filtering of switching power supplies for medical, consumer electronics welding, test and measurement equipment, and general industrial control and audio/video system applications.