6APE series datasheet - Saftty Electronic Technology - #1

As a leader in automotive motor protection, we has developed the 6APE to operate in wide temperature and current ranges, while providing consistent performance characteristics and excellent reliability.CAD-based design techniques combined with ISO-9000 supported manufacturing lines and the best quality control systems give this product maximum safety and reliability. The 6APE operates as a sensitive power cut-out which is widely used in Window-Lifts, Adjuster-Motors, Wipers, Door-Locks and various other applications. One protector series covers a broad range of applications, thus providing the flexibility to customize a particular rating based on the specific requirements of universal applications.But let's find out what really makes the 6APE perform its job as it does: the bimetal-disc control.

The disc is made of a combination of different metals with a predetermined calibration point. When heated, one of the metals expands more than the other, causing the disc to snap. As a world leader in bimetal technology and bimetal-based devices, we has set its goals of constant improvement and maximum reliability during years of operation and thousands of cycles. These high quality standards also explain the impressive production of several hundreds of millions of bimetal-disc controls annually.

The 6APE is manufactured on fully automatic equipment, custom designed to meet the various requirements of today's automotive industry.

The compact 6APE metal housing with integrated terminal holds the pre-set snap-action bimetal disc. The split plate

carries a resistive S-shaped wire which

©Thermal motor protection reacting to

both current and temperature ©Wide variety of standard terminal

configurations ©Terminal material provides trouble-free

welding and in pre-tinned variation easy

wave bath-soldering ©Eligible for customer part number printed

on product as well as color-coding ©varying of both bimetal and S-wire

resistivity creates a current-time

characteristic optimized for each specific

application ©Unique combination of bimetal disc and

resistivity wire guarantees very precise

tripping times thus prevents too high motor

temperature ©Protector selection and application testing

by Tl laboratory with results in extended

report at your service

provides additional current sensitivity. The advanced contact system - one on the bimetal disc and one on the plate -in combination with the strong disc guarantees a long life and reliable cycling. The operating principle of the 6APE is both simple and effective. The protector is actuated by current passing through and by heat received from the ambient temperature. The electrical circuit is interrupted when the disc reaches its preset temperature. As the device cools down to a safe temperature again, the contacts automatically reset. Each 6APE temperature rating has a bimetal disc specifically manufactured for that rating. Each device is calibrated and checked for opening- temperature. This results in optimum characteristics and consistent performance over the

required life.