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.
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