Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. CE-018U
Notice for use
1. This product is designed for application, which is used under ordinary environment. (room temperature,
normal humidity, normal pressure) Do not expose this to the following environments, because all these
factors can deteriorate the characteristic of this and can cause failure or burn out.
(1) Corrosive gas or deoxidizing gases (Cl
2
, H
2
S, NH
3
, SOx, NOx etc.)
(2) Volatile, flammable gas
(3) Dusty place
(4) Place in a vacuum, reducing or putting pressure
(5) Place in splashed water, or high humidity and dewing place
(6) Salt water, oil, chemical liquid and solvent
(7) Vibratile place
(8) Other place equivalent to the above
2. Limitation of Applications
This product is designed to use for a general application and general electric equipment such as office
equipment, communication equipment, measurement equipment and electric household appliance.
Please provide an appropriate fail-safe function or redundant design on your product in order to prevent
an accident and other magnifying inquiry, in case of a special quality or reliability are required and using
our products for the following applications which might directly cause damage to a human life or property
by an accident of your product, or using except general applications, which we intend.
(1) Aircraft equipment (2) Aerospace equipment (3) Undersea equipment
(4) Power plant control equipment (5) Medical equipment
(6) Transportation equipment (automobiles, trains, ships, etc.) (7) Traffic signal equipment
(8) Disaster prevention / Crime prevention equipment (9) Data-processing equipment
(10) Applications of similar complexity or with reliability requirements comparable to the applications
listed in the above
3. Be sure to provide an appropriate fail-safe function on your product to prevent a second damage that may
be caused by the abnormal function or the failure of our product.
1. Do not apply abnormal voltage exceeding the specified maximum value. Because they may deteriorate or
destroy PTC element.
2. Use this product within the specified temperature. A higher temperature may deteriorate the characteristic
or material.
3. The body of this product is not insulated. Please keep an adequate distance to surrounding components
and wiring.
4. Storage conditions
To keep solderability from declining, following storage condition is recommended.
(1) Condition Temperature : -10 to +40°C
Humidity : Less than 85%RH (not dewing condition)
(2) Term: Please use this POSISTOR within 6 months after shipment by first-in and first-out stocking system.
(3) Handling after seal open: After unpacking of the minimum package, reseal it promptly or store it
inside a sealed container with a drying agent.
(4) Place: Do not store this product in corrosive gas (SOx, Cl etc) or under sunlight.
This information may be changed without a previous notice.
