Product Summary

The 4N37 is a general purpose 6-pin phototransistor optocoupler. The 4N37 consists of a gallium arsenide infrared emitting diode driving a silicon phototransistor in a 6-pin dual in-line package. Applications are (1)Power supply regulators; (2)Digital logic inputs; (3)Microprocessor inputs.


Parametrics

4N37 absolute maximum ratings: (1)Storage Temperature T STG: -55 to +150 °C; (2)Operating Temperature T OPR: -55 to +100 °C; (3)Wave solder temperature (see page 14 for reflow solder profiles)T SOL: 260 for 10 sec °C; (4)Total Device Power Dissipation @ T A = 25°C Derate above 25°C P D: 250 mW; (5)DC/Average Forward Input Current I F: 100 (non-M), 60 (-M)mA; (6)Reverse Input Voltage V R 6 V; (7)Forward Current - Peak (300μs, 2% Duty Cycle)I F (pk): 3 A; (8)LED Power Dissipation @ T A = 25°C Derate above 25°C P D: 150 (non-M), 120 (-M)mW; (9)Collector-Emitter Voltage V CEO: 30 V; (10)Collector-Base Voltage V CBO: 70 V; (11)Emitter-Collector Voltage V ECO: 7 V; (12)Detector Power Dissipation @ T A = 25°C Derate above 25°C P D: 150 mW.

Features

4N37 features: (1)Also available in white package by specifying -M suffix, eg. 4N25-M; (2)UL recognized (File # E90700); (3)VDE recognized (File # 94766): Add option V for white package (e.g., 4N25V-M), Add option 300 for black package (e.g., 4N25.300).

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4N37 pin connection

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4N37
4N37

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0-1: $0.16
1-10: $0.16
10-100: $0.14
100-250: $0.13
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