摘要 |
An electrical component (201), particularly a fuse for a surface-mount component, is formed by sputtering an aluminum conductor (253, 553) onto a square tube (251, 551), sleeving the tube into an outer tube (231, 531), placing a number of the assemblies (280, 580) into a fixture (270), filling the fixture and the assemblies with a room-temperature vulcanizing silicone sealant (212, 512), curing the sealant, cutting the assemblies into segments (276), and metallizing the ends of each segment. In one embodiment, the sleeved tubes (251, 231) are mechanically separated from the surrounding silicone. In another embodiment, the silicone-coated tubes (551) are mechanically separated from the outer tubes. In alternative embodiments, fuses (601, 651) are made by sputtering the conductors (605, 655) onto a thin glass substrate (603, 653), covering a link portion (607, 657) of the conductors with silicone adhesive (609, 659), and dicing the substrate. |