Slim Line GDT Protectors

Series 3406

Slim Line protectors provide surge protection for any electronic equipment connected to coaxial lines up to 5.8 GHz. The gas discharge tube protection principle supports the simultaneous transmission of RF, data and DC and are fixed-integrated. The protectors can handle any induced surge signals, but partial lightning current up to the specified current handling capability only. For higher lightning current handling, please refer to our gas discharge tube protector series 3401 and 3402. Multi-carrier applications with high RF peak power and special passive intermodulation requirements are covered by series 3409.

Features

• surge protection 10 kA once, 5 kA multiple (8/20  µs test pulse according to IEC 61000-4-5)
• residual pulse energy <450  µJ (4 kV, 1.2/50  µs; 2 kA, 8/20  µs test pulse according to IEC 61000-4-5)
• gas discharge tube static sparkover voltage 150 to 250 V
• frequency range from DC to 5.8 GHz (BNC DC to 4 GHz)
• slim inline design
• characteristic impedance 50 Ohms
• connectorization N, TNC, BNC and SMA
• bulkhead mountable

Applications

Suitable for coaxial links between indoor and outdoor unit of all kind of wireles communications equipment including base stations and subscriber units. Keywords are BWA, WMAN, WLL, ISM, MMDS, LMDS, U-NII, WLAN with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Slim Line protectors cover also PP radios with IF frequencies up to 5.8 GHz. Care has to be taken concerning the lightning current load. The risk assessment has to be conform to specifications. The protectors are especially suitable for subscriber units which are generally less exposed.