Hi Mike,

Panasonic lists the rated current for the ERT2G, which is the 0402 size, 
at 1 amp and the maximum current at 2 amps, for the zero ohm resistor, 
at 70 C. So that sounds like their interconnect is good enough for your 
application, as long as the thermally you are below 70 C instantaneously.

Yaego lists the same spec for their RC0402.

So it's whether or not you wish to use the zero ohm version as a model.

Cheers,

Bob


Mike Hord wrote:
> Unfortunately, no, they don't list a maximum current.
> They provide a log-abscissa graph showing power
> versus pulse duration, under single pulse or tp/ti
> = 1000 conditions.
> 
> Mike H.
> 
> On 5/4/07, Bob Blick <bbblick@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Mike Hord wrote:
>>> According to the datasheet for a Yageo thick-film
>>> resistor, at 250 us pulse width, it'll take over 1W,
>>> so long as tp/ti = 1000 [sic].  That seems weird to
>>> me- I'd expect them to want a ti/tp of 1000.
>> Do they list a maximum current? And how close do you want to be to the
>> max current? And is the max current listed at what temperature?

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