9. SMD Fuse for Motor Controller Input

Rohit is designing a 12V DC motor controller board. 

The motor can draw up to 3A during normal operation and may have brief inrush spikes during startup. 

He needs an SMD board-mount fuse on the 12V input to protect the PCB traces and components from overcurrent faults. 

The fuse should be slow blow (time-delay) to handle motor startup inrush without nuisance blowing. 

He wants a 1206 SMD package for a compact PCB layout. 

The company's approved vendor list (AVL) specifies Littelfuse for circuit protection components, so the part must be selected from Littelfuse on DigiKey. 

Help him select a suitable board-mount SMD fuse from Littelfuse on DigiKey.