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Wirewound Resistors, Commercial Power, Axial Lead, Low Value
FEATURES
• Ideal for all types of current sensing
applications including switching and linear
power supplies, instruments and power
amplifiers
• Low inductance - less than 10 nH
• Cooler operation for high power to size ratio
Please reference the Vishay Dale closest equivalent:
LVR (www.vishay.com/doc?30206).
Notes
• There may be slight differences between the MTL product and
the LVR product.
• See the cross-reference file for a complete list of differences and
part number crosses:
www.vishay.net/files/Cross-Reference%20Data%20-%20PTN-
DR-019-2015%20Rev%200.pdf.
• Material categorization:
for definitions of compliance please see
www.vishay.com/doc?99912
STANDARD ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GLOBAL
MODEL
MTL1A
MTL2B
MTL03
MTL05
MTL06
MTL10
HISTORICAL
MODEL
MTL-1A
MTL-2B
MTL-3
MTL-5
MTL-6
MTL-10
POWER RATING
P
25 °C
W
1
2
3
5
6
10
RESISTANCE
RANGE
0.003 to 0.1
0.003 to 0.1
0.003 to 0.1
0.003 to 0.1
0.003 to 0.1
0.003 to 0.1
TOLERANCE
±%
1, 5
1, 5
1, 5
1, 5
1, 5
1, 5
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
PARAMETER
Temperature Coefficient
Terminal Strength
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage
Maximum Working Voltage
Operating Temperature Range
Insulation Resistance
UNIT
ppm/°C
Ib
V
AC
V
°C
MTL RESISTOR CHARACTERISTICS
See TCR vs. Resistance Value chart
5 min (MTL1A) and 10 min (MTL2B and larger)
500 for MTL1A; 1000 for MTL2B and larger
(P x
R)
1/2
-55 to +275
1000 M min.
GLOBAL PART NUMBER INFORMATION
Global Part Numbering example: MTL1A5L000FE66
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SAP Parts Manual for all options)
M
T
L
1
A
5
VALUE
(5 digits)
L
0
0
0
F
E
6
6
SPECIAL
(up to 3 digits)
(Dash Number)
From
1
to
999
as applicable
GLOBAL MODEL
(5 digits)
MTL1A
MTL2B
MTL03
MTL05
MTL06
MTL10
TOLERANCE
(1 digit)
F
=±1%
J
=±5%
PACKAGING CODE
(3 digits)
E66
= Bulk pack
R
= Decimal
L
= m
(below 0.01
)
5L000
= 0.005
R1000
= 0.1
Historical Part Number example: MTL-1A-0.005-1 %
MTL-1A
HISTORICAL MODEL
Revision: 21-Mar-16
0.005
RESISTANCE VALUE
1%
TOLERANCE
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DIMENSIONS
in inches [millimeters]
L
1.50 [38.10]
min.
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D
LD
DIMENSIONS
in inches [millimeters]
GLOBAL MODEL
MTL1A
MTL2B
MTL03
MTL05
MTL06
MTL10
L
± 0.020 [0.508]
0.430 [10.92]
0.580 [14.73]
0.600 [15.24]
0.890 [22.61]
1.055 [26.80]
1.755 [44.58]
D
± 0.020 [0.508]
0.120 [3.05]
0.200 [5.08]
0.250 [6.35]
0.335 [8.51]
0.395 [10.03]
0.355 [9.02]
LD
± 0.002 [0.051]
0.025 [0.635]
0.032 [0.813]
0.032 [0.813]
0.040 [1.02]
0.040 [1.02]
0.040 [1.02]
MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
Element:
Nickel-chrome alloy
Encapsulation:
Molded epoxy
Terminal:
Matte Tin
Part Marking:
HEI, model, value, tolerance, date code
Note
• Due to resistor size limitations some resistors will have minimal
information marked on parts.
TCR VS. RESISTANCE VALUE
TCR IN ppm/°C
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
0.01
0.03
0.05
0.07
0.09
0.11
RESISTANCE VALUE IN
Ω
DERATING
RATED POWER IN %
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
- 55
0
25
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IN °C
PERFORMANCE
TEST
Temperature Cycling
Short Time Overload
Moisture Resistance
Load Life
5 x rated power for 5 s
+40 °C 90 % to 95 % RH, 0.1 W
DC
, 1000 h
1000 h at rated power, +70 °C, 1.5 h “ON”, 0.5 h “OFF”
CONDITIONS OF TEST
-40 °C for 30 min/+125 °C for 30 min/1000 h
TEST LIMITS
± 1 %
R
± 1 %
R
± 1 %
R
± 1 %
R
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