Surface-Mount, Sealed Single-Turn Trimmers

Bourns, Inc. announced the availability of the Model PVG3A and PVG3G series of Murata® trimmer products. The added trimmer products are available in both J-Hook and Gull-Wing pin styles. Sized at 3mm and RoHS compliant, the trimmer series features extended operating temperature operation (-55 to 125 degrees C), has a power rating of 0.25W at 70 degrees C and the rotational life is specified at 50 cycles.

Designed for harsh environments, the Models PVG3A and PVG3G are sealed and are designed to have high heat resistance performance for high temperature peak reflow soldering which helps protect the product during manufacturing processing. These features make the trimmer products well suited for small sensors, printers/copiers, optical transceiver modules and compact power supplies.

To ease the conversion to Bourns-manufactured replacement products, Bourns kept the original Murata part numbers and continues to manufacture and honor its standard warranty terms on replacement products based on Murata specifications.

The PVG3A and PVG3G series models are available now from Bourns. As a pricing reference, the PVGA501C01R00, 3 mm, single-turn, J hook, cermet Trimmer is priced at $0.92 for 1000 pieces. Additional Murata trimmer products, Models PV12, PVF2, PV32, PV36, PV37 and PVG5 are also available from Bourns.