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About VPG Foil Resistors

Highly precise and reliable foil resistors from made-to-order to standardised, that meet any required qualifications

Providing you with the widest selection of highly precise and reliable foil resistors from made-to-order to standardised, that meet any required qualifications. Precision and reliability are the heart and soul of VPG Foil Resistors. For decades we have been known to produce supreme quality products complying with the strictest global standards worldwide.

For their official website, please visit vpgfoilresistors.com

The VPG brands that we respresent are:

VFR – Bulk Metal Foil®

Foil precision resistors produce AAA-class resistors made-to-order, offering high standing reliability and best long-term stability, meeting the EEE /QPL standards.

Alpha Electronics

Provides AA class foil resistors, high precision programmable certified resistance decade boxes, primary & secondary standard resistors. Custom designs for thin-film resistors and RTD simulators complying with MIL standards.

Powertron

Provides AA class high precision power current sense foil resistors in lower resistance and custom design for thick film power resistors complying with MIL standards.

  • Alpha Electronics
  • Ultra-stable primary standard resistor
  • Resistance range from 1Ω to 10KΩ
  • Accuracy of ±2 ppm
  • TCR of ±0.05 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 1W
  • long-term stability of resistance 0.5 ppm/year
  • Powertron
  • Precision power shunt resistor
  • Through-hole design with heat sink
  • Resistance range from 0.01Ω to 100Ω
  • Tolerance from ±0.25% or ±5%
  • TCR of <±50 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 40W on a suitable heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • Powertron
  • Precision power shunt resistor
  • Through-hole design with heat sink
  • Resistance range from 0.01Ω to 100Ω
  • Tolerance from ±0.25% or ±5%
  • TCR of <±50 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 40W on a suitable heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • Powertron
  • Metal clad precision power resistor
  • Flat type surface-mount design
  • Resistance range from 0.001Ω to 500Ω
  • Tolerance from ±0.5% or ±5%
  • TCR of <±50 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 600W on a suitable heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • Powertron
  • Metal clad precision power resistor
  • Flat type surface-mount design
  • Resistance range from 0.002Ω to 500Ω
  • Tolerance from ±0.5% or ±5%
  • TCR of <±50 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 1.2kW on a suitable heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • Powertron
  • Metal clad precision power resistor
  • Flat type surface-mount design
  • Resistance range from 0.002Ω to 500Ω
  • Tolerance from ±0.5% to ±5%
  • TCR of <±50 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 2kW on a suitable heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • Powertron
  • Metal clad precision power resistor
  • Flat type surface-mount design
  • Resistance range from 0.005Ω to 500Ω
  • Tolerance from ±0.5% to ±5%
  • TCR of <±50 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 2.5kW on a suitable heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • Powertron
  • Metal clad precision power resistor
  • Flat type surface-mount design
  • Resistance range from 0.001Ω to 400Ω
  • Tolerance of ±0.5%, ±1%, ±2% and ±5%
  • TCR of <±50 ppm/°C
  • Power rating of 24W Free air (at 70°C) / 350W on heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • Powertron
  • Precision power shunt resistor
  • 4-terminal through-hole design
  • Resistance range from 0.001Ω to 50Ω
  • Tolerance from ±0.1%
  • TCR of 15 ppm/°C or 25ppm/°C
  • Power rating 40W on a suitable heat sink
  • Temperature range from -40°C to +130°C
  • VFR
  • Ultra high precision FRSM wrap-around chip resistor
  • EEE-INST-002 and MIL-PRF-55342 tested for space and military applications
  • 0603 package size
  • Voltage rating of 14V
  • Excellent stability, noise and ESD withstanding properties
  • Non-inductive: 0.08µH
  • Tin/lead alloy terminations
  • VFR
  • Ultra high precision FRSM wrap-around chip resistor
  • EEE-INST-002 and MIL-PRF-55342 tested for space and military applications
  • 0805 package size
  • Voltage rating of 22V
  • Excellent stability, noise and ESD withstanding properties
  • Non-inductive: 0.08µH
  • Tin/lead alloy terminations
  • VFR
  • Ultra high precision FRSM wrap-around chip resistor
  • EEE-INST-002 and MIL-PRF-55342 tested for space and military applications
  • 1206 package size
  • Voltage rating of 46V
  • Excellent stability, noise and ESD withstanding properties
  • Non-inductive: 0.08µH
  • Tin/lead alloy terminations
  • VFR
  • Ultra high precision FRSM wrap-around chip resistor
  • EEE-INST-002 and MIL-PRF-55342 tested for space and military applications
  • 1506 package size
  • Voltage rating of 57V
  • Excellent stability, noise and ESD withstanding properties
  • Non-inductive: 0.08µH
  • Tin/lead alloy terminations
  • VFR
  • Ultra high precision FRSM wrap-around chip resistor
  • EEE-INST-002 and MIL-PRF-55342 tested for space and military applications
  • 2010 package size
  • Voltage rating of 102V
  • Excellent stability, noise and ESD withstanding properties
  • Non-inductive: 0.08µH
  • Tin/lead alloy terminations
  • VFR
  • Ultra high precision FRSM wrap-around chip resistor
  • EEE-INST-002 and MIL-PRF-55342 tested for space and military applications
  • 2512 package size
  • Voltage rating of 173V
  • Excellent stability, noise and ESD withstanding properties
  • Non-inductive: 0.08µH
  • Tin/lead alloy terminations
  • VFR
  • Ultra high precision FRSM wrap-around chip resistor
  • 0603 package size
  • Voltage rating of 22V
  • Excellent stability, noise and ESD withstanding properties
  • Non-inductive: 0.08µH
  • Available with lead(Pb) free or tin/lead alloy terminations
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Please be advised that due to the ongoing supply issues with raw materials affecting the global electronics industry, as well as an increase in orders received by our manufacturing partners, a large number of products are facing increased lead times in recent months. For the latest lead time and stock availability, please contact one of our engineers who will be happy to discuss lead times further and the potential for alternative parts.