Overview
The Bourns 3006P-1-201 is a sealed, multi-turn cermet trimmer potentiometer with 200 ohm resistance and exceptional long-term stability. This industry-standard component from Bourns’ proven 3006 series delivers precise resistance adjustment with low temperature coefficient, making it ideal for laboratory instruments, test equipment, and industrial control circuits requiring calibration or fine-tuning.
Key Features
- 15-Turn Multi-Turn Design: 15-turn adjustment enables precise, multi-revolution control with excellent resolution and repeatability
- Cermet Construction: Cermet technology delivers stable, noise-free operation with temperature coefficient of ±100ppm/°C
- Side-Adjust Configuration: Side adjust mounting allows easy access without removing the assembly from the circuit board
- Through-Hole Mount: Through-hole package with pin termination style for soldered PCB installation
- Sealed Design: The 3006 series are sealed cermet through-hole trimming potentiometers that perform a variety of circuit adjustments in all types of electronic equipment
- Standard Packaging: Tube packaging provides protection for reliable handling
Technical Specifications
The 3006P-1-201 meets strict industrial performance standards:
- Resistance tolerance of ±10% ensures accurate calibration
- Power rating of 0.75W (3/4W) suitable for most analog circuits
- Operating temperature range of -55°C to 125°C covers industrial and commercial environments
- Rotational life of 200 cycles rated for typical adjustment duty
- Weight of 0.04 oz (approximately 1.1 grams)
- Torque rated at 5.0 oz-in. max. for controlled adjustment
- Solderable pins for wave or hand soldering
Typical Applications
These multi-turn potentiometers perform circuit adjustments in all types of electronic equipment, with typical applications including measuring linear distance, angle or rotation in production equipment. Common uses include:
- Gain and offset adjustment in amplifier circuits
- Voltage reference calibration in test instrumentation
- Sensor signal conditioning and linearization
- Feedback control loop tuning in analog systems
- Threshold and parameter adjustment in industrial controllers
Compatibility & Replacements
Compatible With
- PCB-mounted analog circuits requiring precision resistance adjustment
- Industrial test and measurement equipment
- Electronic control modules with side-adjust trimmer footprints
- Laboratory instruments and calibration fixtures
- Legacy equipment using 3006 series trimmers
Replaces / Drop-In Replacement For
The 3006P-1-201 is a standard component compatible with equivalent 200 ohm, 15-turn cermet trimmer specifications. Verify footprint compatibility (pin spacing: 2.36 mm center-to-center) with your PCB design before ordering. For specific replacement verification, consult the original equipment documentation or contact our technical support team.
Works With
- Hand-soldering and wave-soldering assembly processes
- Standard PCB design tools and footprint libraries
- RoHS-compliant manufacturing workflows (non-RoHS variant)
- Industrial and commercial electronic assemblies
- Analog signal conditioning and measurement circuits
