Puls CD5.121 DC/DC Converter Specification Guide

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CD5.121
 
 
CD-Series 
DC/DC Converter 12V, 8A 
 
 
10.  T
ERMINALS AND 
W
IRING
 
 
 
Input Output 
 
Type 
screw terminals 
screw terminals 
 
Solid wire 
0.5-6mm
2
 0.5-6mm
2
 
 
Stranded wire 
0.5-4mm
2
 0.5-4mm
2
 
 
American Wire Gauge 
20-10 AWG 
20-10 AWG 
 
Wire stripping length 
7mm / 0.275inch 
7mm / 0.275inch 
 
Screwdriver 
3.5mm slotted or 
Pozidrive No 2 
3.5mm slotted or 
Pozidrive No 2 
 
Recommended tightening torque 
1Nm, 9lb.in 
1Nm, 9lb.in 
 
Instructions: 
a)  The external circuitry of all terminals must meet the safety requirements stipulated by IEC/EN/UL 60950-1: SELV. 
b)  Use appropriate copper cables that are designed for an operating temperature of:  
60°C for ambient up to 45°C and  
75°C for ambient up to 60°C minimum.  
c) Follow
 national installation codes and installation regulations! 
d)  Ensure that all strands of a stranded wire enter the terminal connection!  
e)  Up to two stranded wires with the same cross section are permitted in one connection point. 
f)  Do not load the terminals with more than 25A! See section 22.9 
g)  Screws of unused terminal compartments should be securely tightened. 
h)  Ferrules are allowed, but not required 
 
 
 
11.  R
ELIABILITY
 
 
 Input 
24Vdc 
 
Lifetime expectancy 
*)
 
173 000h 
at 12V, 4A and 40°C 
 
63 000h 
at 12V, 8A and 40°C 
 
35 000h 
at 12V, 9.6A and 40°C 
 
179 000h 
at 12V, 8A and 25°C 
MTBF 
**)
  SN 29500, IEC 61709 
1 161 000h 
at 12V, 8A and 40°C 
 
1 904 000h 
at 12V, 8A and 25°C 
MTBF 
**)
  MIL HDBK 217F 
610 000h 
at 12V, 8A and 40°C; Ground Benign GB40 
 
817 000h 
at 12V, 8A and 25°C; Ground Benign GB25 
*)   The Lifetime expectancy shown in the table indicates the minimum operating hours (service life) and is determined by the lifetime 
expectancy of the built-in electrolytic capacitors. Lifetime expectancy is specified in operational hours and is calculated according to the 
capacitor’s manufacturer specification. The prediction model allows only a calculation of up to 15 years from date of shipment. 
**)  MTBF stands for Mean Time Between Failure, which is calculated according to statistical device failures, and indicates reliability of a 
device. It is the statistical representation of the likelihood of a unit to fail and does not necessarily represent the life of a product. 
 
The MTBF figure is a statistical representation of the likelihood of a device to fail. A MTBF figure of e.g. 1 000 000h means that 
statistically one unit will fail every 100 hours if 10 000 units are installed in the field. However, it can not be determined if the failed unit 
has been running for 50 000h or only for 100h. 
Oct 2009 / Rev. 1.3  DS-CD5.121-EN 
All parameters are specified at 12V, 8A, 24Vdc input voltage, 25°C ambient and after a 5 minutes run-in time unless otherwise noted. 
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