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About VPG Foil Resistors

Highly precise and reliable foil resistors from made-to-order to standardised, that meet any required qualifications

Providing you with the widest selection of highly precise and reliable foil resistors from made-to-order to standardised, that meet any required qualifications. Precision and reliability are the heart and soul of VPG Foil Resistors. For decades we have been known to produce supreme quality products complying with the strictest global standards worldwide.

For their official website, please visit vpgfoilresistors.com

The VPG brands that we respresent are:

VFR – Bulk Metal Foil®

Foil precision resistors produce AAA-class resistors made-to-order, offering high standing reliability and best long-term stability, meeting the EEE /QPL standards.

Alpha Electronics

Provides AA class foil resistors, high precision programmable certified resistance decade boxes, primary & secondary standard resistors. Custom designs for thin-film resistors and RTD simulators complying with MIL standards.

Powertron

Provides AA class high precision power current sense foil resistors in lower resistance and custom design for thick film power resistors complying with MIL standards.

Services

Alpha FNP Series

High power precision shunt resistor
Resistance range form 0.001Ω to 1Ω
Tolerance from ±0.05% to ±1%
TCR from ±1 ppm/°C to ±5 ppm/°C
Power rating of 500W (on a heat sink)
Temperature range from -55°C up to +125°C

Alpha HC Series

Ultra-precision hermetically sealed resistor
Resistance range form 1Ω to 120kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
TCR from ±1 ppm/°C to ±15 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.3W (at 125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +150°C

Alpha HD Series

Ultra-precision hermetically sealed resistor
Resistance range form 1Ω to 120kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
TCR from ±1 ppm/°C to ±15 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.3W (at 125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +150°C

Alpha HG Series

Ultra-precision hermetically sealed resistor
Resistance range form 1Ω to 10kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
TCR of ±1 ppm/°C or ±2.5 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.3W (at 125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +150°C

Alpha HK Series

Ultra-precision hermetically sealed resistor
Resistance range form 100Ω to 100kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
Characteristic S Zero-TCR
Power rating of 0.3W (at 70°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +150°C

Alpha HL Series

Ultra-precision hermetically sealed resistor
Resistance range form 100Ω to 100kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
Characteristic S Zero-TCR
Power rating of 0.3W (at 70°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +150°C

Alpha KLC Series

Thermosenstive through-hole resistor
Resistance range from 20Ω to 40kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.5% available
TCR are almost linear
Power rating of 0.25W (at +70°C)
Temperature range from -25°C up to +125°C

Alpha LSR Series

High power standard resistor
Nominal resistance values of 0.001Ω, 0.01Ω or 0.1Ω
Accuracy of ±25 ppm, ±50 ppm or ±100 ppm
TCR of ±2.5 ppm/°C
Power rating of 1W or 4W
Long-term stability better than 20 ppm/year

Alpha MA Series

Ultra-precision transfer moulded resistor
Resistance range form 1Ω to 200kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
TCR from ±1 ppm/°C to ±15 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.3W (at 125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +175°C

Alpha MATF Series

Precision thin film resistor (transfer moulded)
Resistance ranges from 200kΩ up to 10MΩ
Tolerances from ±0.01% up to ±0.01% (model dependant)
TCR of 0±1ppm/°C to 0±10ppm/°C (model dependant)
Pin pitch of 3.81±0.25mm
Lead length of 25±10mm
Working temperature range from -65°C up to +175°C

Alpha MB Series

Ultra-precision transfer moulded resistor
Resistance range form 5Ω to 400kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
TCR of ±1 ppm/°C, ±2.5 ppm/°C or ±5 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.5W (at 125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +175°C

Alpha MC Series

Ultra-precision transfer moulded resistor
Resistance range form 1Ω to 200kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
TCR from ±1 ppm/°C to ±15 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.3W (at 125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +175°C

Alpha MCTF Series

Precision thin film resistor (transfer moulded)
Resistance ranges from 200kΩ up to 10MΩ
Tolerances from ±0.01% up to ±0.01% (model dependant)
TCR of 0±1ppm/°C to 0±10ppm/°C (model dependant)
Pin pitch of 35.08±0.25mm
Lead length of 10±3mm
Working temperature range from -65°C up to +175°C

Alpha MD Series

Ultra-precision transfer moulded resistor
Resistance range form 5Ω to 80kΩ
Tolerance from ±0.005% to ±1%
TCR of ±1 ppm/°C, ±2.5 ppm/°C or ±5 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.125W (at 125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +175°C

Alpha MP Series

Ultra-precision surface-mount resistor
Moulded package with J-lead terminations
Resistance range from 30Ω to 30kΩ
Tolerances as low as ±0.05%
TCR of ±5 ppm/°C or ±10 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.1W (at +125°C)
Temperature range from -65°C up to +175°C

Alpha MPP Series

Ultra precision surface-mount resistor
Resistance values between 30Ω and 20kΩ
Tolerance as low as ±0.01%
TCR of ±0.2 ppm/°C
Power rating of 0.2W (at +70°C)
Temperature from -65°C up to +175°C

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