Construction
Flexible ceramic pad (FCP) heaters are manufactured by weaving multi-stranded 80/20 Nichrome electric resistance heating wire through passages within interlocking ceramic beads. The beads are molded from sintered 95% Alumina ceramics, more that 3/8-inch thick. The Alumina has excellent high-temperature dielectric properties which combined with the interlocking bead design provide FCP heaters with exceptional electrical insulating qualities.

Thermal Power
FCP heaters are generally available to two standard values: 80VAC, which are the most common, and 60VAC. Custom designed heaters, however, can also be provided. All 80VAC heaters are rectangular with a surface area of 120 square inches and a thermal power of 3.6 kW, producing a power density of 30 W/in2 with an electrical current of 45 amps. The 60VAC counterparts are simplythree-quarters the size of an 80VAC pad with a surface area of 90 square inches and a 2.7 kW thermal power but with the same power density and electric current. All 80VAC heaters can be run on 60VAC, but their kW output is reduced from 3.6 to 2.