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DIN rail IEC surge protection for AC or DC power

Bourns 1430 1440 dc surge arrest DIN rail

Bourns is offering IEC-grade surge protection for ac or dc power rails with four DIN rail mount device series. 1270 series AC surge protection to IEC/EN 61643-11 Class I + Class II / T1+T2 1280 series the same, plus a thermal disconnector “that eliminates the need for up-stream over-current protection”, said Bourns. 1430 series DC surge protection to IEC/EN 61643-31 ...

PV billings drop for third quarter running

Q1 worldwide photovoltaic manufacturing equipment billings declined for the third consecutive quarter, falling another 20% for the quarter and 60%  from the same quarter last year, according to SEMI. SEMI reports Q1 billings of  $695 million –  the lowest level since the start of the data collection program in Q1 2010.   Although Q1 bookings reversed a four-quarter declining trend, ...

Equipment spending to decline

Chipmakers may argue that the industry is experiencing an inventory correction, but for chip equipment suppliers, it may be more of a cyclical downturn, if Gartner’s latest capital equipment spending forecast is accurate. The market research firm updated that forecast yesterday, noting that the capital equipment spending is on pace to grow 66 per cent his year. But it expects ...