Flexible Polyimide Heater Tech Spec
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Voltage
HEATFLEX heaters can be custom designed to operate from 2 to 600 volts. They are resistive and function with AC, DC or dual voltage sources. With dual voltage, you get the same heater for 110 and 220 volt equipment. HEATFLEX incorporates two circuits: 1) wired in series for the high voltage and 2) in parallel for the low voltage. These three lead wire heaters commonly use different colored wires depending on customer preference. Three phase wye or three delta can be specified for high amperage heaters.
Wattage
Distributed Wattage offers a custom configured watt density through our design and engineering process, providing added efficiency and control. Our engineers can design different sections of the flexible heaters with different watt densities in order to compensate for edge loss on the outside perimeter of a part to supply more wattage to a given section of the part.
HEATFLEX heaters can also be designed as dual wattage heaters with independent zones. This allows the delivery of more heat for the initial heat-up of the part, but less heat to maintain the part at a given temperature.
Sensors
Heatron’s Kapton® heaters and thermistors or RTD’s make an excellent combination. These sensors can be mounted on the surface of the heater, and independent circuitry within the heater can be used to return the signal to the lead exit area, maintaining a desirable low profile.
Connecting Leads
Standard leads for Kapton® heaters are Teflon insulated. Normal gauge sizes range from 24 to 28. For critical applications, such as high moisture conditions, HEATFLEX Kapton® heaters can be furnished with Kapton® insulated leads.
Agency Approvals
UL, CSA, TUV, CE available for most configurations of Heatflex Polyimide Heaters