FWC18 Series
18W ITE Desktop Power Supply
FWC18 Is Not Recommended
For New Designs.
Not Level VI Compliant. Not for
Consumer / Household use for
units built after February, 2016.
Please Use FWA020 Class II or
FWA020 Class I As A
Replacement
High Efficiency: Level V
Fully Regulated DC Output
Lifetime Expectation >5 years
Holdup Time >12ms at full load
Safety Approval EN609501 Class I
CEC Compliant
Elpac Part
Number
FWC1805760F
FWC1812760F
FWC1818760F
FWC1824760F
Notes
Output
Voltage
5.0V
12.0V
18.0V
24.0V
Output
Current
3.6A
1.5A
1.0A
0.8A
Peak
Current
1
4.3A
1.8A
1.2A
0.9A
Total
Regulation
2
±5%
±5%
±5%
±5%
Typical
Efficiency
3
82%
83%
85%
86%
1 Maximum peak load (21W) lasting 500ms with a maximum 10% duty cycle.
2 Includes initial setting, line regulation, load regulation, and thermal drift.
3 Typical at 115VAC (including output cable).
Input
Input Voltage
Input Frequency
Input Current
Inrush Current
Zero Load Power Consumption
Touch Leakage Current
85 264VAC 100 240VAC Nominal
47 63Hz
<0.5A rms
<37A at 230VAC cold start
<0.5W
<200µA @ 132VAC @ 60Hz
<350µA @ 264VAC @ 60Hz
Output
Output Voltage
Total Regulation
Minimum Load
StartUp Delay
HoldUp Time
Ripple & Noise
Over Voltage Protection
Over Temperature Protection
Over Current Protetion
Short Circuit Protection
Notes
* Ripple and noise measured with 20MHz bandwidth; 10μF tantalum capacitor in parallel with a 0.1μF ceramic capacitor.
See Table
+/5%
No minimum load required
<1s
>12ms at any input voltage
<1% pkpk ** *
110135%
Active Recoverable; plus Passive Non Recoverable
120 180%
shutdown, autorestart (hiccup mode)
General
Efficiency
MTBF
Size
Weight
Avg Efficiency 83.5% @ 115VAC; 81.6% @ 230VAC
min. 100,000 hours demonstrated
3.35" (85.0mm) x 1.97" (50.0mm) x 1.30" (33.0mm)
0.45 lbs (0.32 kg)
Environmental
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Relative Humidity
Cooling
Vibration
0 – 60°C (Full load to 40°C, derate linearly to 50% load at 60°C)
40°C to +85°C
595%, noncondensing
Natural Convection
All units production tested to 19.6m/s2
EMC & Safety
Emissions
Immunity
Certified by:
FCC class B, CISPR22 class B EN6100032, 3
EN6100042, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11
cTUVus
UL 609501
CAN/CSA22.2 No.950
CB per IEC609501
CE marked to LVD & EMC Directive
Input Configuration
Standard Input Cable
Connection on Power Supply Body
6 ft cable with US standard (Nema 515) 3 prong connector
IEC 320 C14 Receptacle
Output Configuration
Standard Output Cable
Cord Size
Connector (PSU side)
Mating Connector
6 ft.
2x16awg
Switchcraft 760 or equivalent
Switchcraft 712A or equivalent
Output Pin Assignments
Center
Outside
+v1
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