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• Publications
  • Bourns® Product Profile Brochure (09/07 PDF, 1.3MB)
  • Bourns® RoHS Roadmap (12/07 PDF, 143K)
  • Bourns® Lead-Free Shipping Labels (Trimpot®, Networks and Sensors & Controls) (11/04 PDF, 112K)
  • Bourns Date Code Summary (PDF, 100K)
  • Bourns IP Classification Flyer (PDF, 168K)
  • The Potentiometer Handbook (PDF, 33.2MB)
• Bourns University Study Materials (HTML)

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• Application Notes
  • Chip Diode App Note (10/03 PDF, 149K)
  • Designer’s Guide to Chip Resistors, Chip Diodes, & Power Chokes For Power Supplies & DC-DC Converters (PDF, 340K)
• Publications
  • Diode Short Form Catalog (12/05 PDF, 1.7 MB)
  • Bourns® Protection & Impulse Protection (01/08 PDF, 1.90 MB)

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• Publications
  • Chip Resistors & Arrays Short Form Catalog (PDF, 308K)
  • Chip Arrays, Chip Resistors and Networks Soldering Profile (PDF 30K)
  • Values -Standard + E96-24 (PDF 36K) 
• Application Notes
  • CAT16-PC5F12LF Application Note (01/07 PDF, 296K)
• Technical Articles
  • Standard Values used in Capacitors, Inductors and Resistors (HTML)

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• Publications
  • Chip Resistors & Arrays Short Form Catalog (PDF, 308K)
• Application Notes
  • Designer’s Guide to Chip Resistors, Chip Diodes, & Power Chokes For Power Supplies & DC-DC Converters (PDF, 340K)
  • CRL Application Note (PDF, 672K)
  • Use of the Low Ohmic Resistor CRA2512 in Inverter Drives Application Note(PDF, 684K)
• Technical Articles
  • Bourns Soldering Profile for Standard (Tin-Lead Terminations) (PDF, 32K)
  • Standard Values used in Capacitors, Inductors and Resistors (HTML)
  • Chip Arrays, Chip Resistors and Networks Soldering Profile (PDF 30K)
  • Values -Standard + E96-24 (PDF 36K)

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• Publications
  • Circuit Protection Selection Guide (PDF, 4.7M)

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• Publications
  • Spotlight III (PDF, 304K)
  • Spotlight II (PDF, 144K)
  • Spotlight I (PDF, 180K)
• Technical Articles
  • TISP® Terms and Letter Symbols Guide (PDF, 460K)
  • Protecting Plain Old Telephone Customer Premise Equipment with a TISP® (PDF, 140K)
  • Introduction to Bourns® TISP® Telecom Overvoltage Protectors (PDF, 2.7M)
  • TISP® Product Selection Guide (PDF, 412K)

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• Publications
  • First Principles of a Gas Discharge Tube (GDT) Primary Protector (PDF, 2.9MB)

• Application Notes
  • GDT Protection Solutions for ADSL and ADSL2+ Solution (PDF, 416K)

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• Publications
  • Inductive Component Solutions Guide (PDF, 6MB)
  • J.W. Miller Magnetics Catalog (PDF, 4MB)
  • Inductive Components Cross Reference Guide (PDF, 281K)
  • SMT Chip-Pwr Ind Cross Reference (Excel, 715K)
• Technical Articles
  • Cross ReferenceGuide (Tabloid size PDF, 424K)
  • Color Code Markings - MIL STD & EIA STD (PDF, 248K)
  • Chip Inductor Selection Guide (PDF, 816K)
  • Power Inductor Overview (PDF, 992K)
  • Standard Values used in Capacitors, Inductors and Resistors (HTML)

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• Publications
  • IPAD Thin Film on Silicon Short Form (PDF, 800K)

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• Application Notes
  • Linear Motion Potentiometers Application Note (PDF, 220K)
  • Linear Motion Potentiometers 3046 and 3048 Application Note (PDF, 715K)

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• Publications
  • Bourns® Multifuse® Resettable Fuses - Polymer PTC & Ceramic PTC Short Form Brochure (PDF, 1.2MB)
  • Bourns® Lead Free Multifuse® Polymer PTCs (PDF, 454K)
  • Multifuse® Automotive Short Form Brochure (PDF, 296K)
  • Multifuse® Polymer PTC Soldering Recommendations (PDF, 836K)
  • Multifuse® Short Form Catalog (PDF, 276K)
  • ChipGuard® Short Form Catalog (PDF, 180K)
  • Multifuse® Product Selection Worksheet (PDF, 28K)
  • Cross Reference Guide (PDF, 363K)
  • Glossary (HTML)
• Application Notes
  • General (HTML)
  • Computers and Peripherals (HTML)
  • Primary and Secondary Batteries (HTML)
  • Automotive (HTML)
  • Industrial Controls (HTML)
  • Warning Lights (PDF, 164K)
• Technical Articles
  • Protecting the Next Generation of Battery Packs (PDF, 864K)
  • HFC Networks (PDF, 1.3MB)
  • Loud Speaker Crossover Networks (PDF, 1.3MB)
  • Automotive Door Locks (PDF, 1.3MB)
  • Circuit Isolation and Protection (PDF, 1.6MB)
  • USB Port Protection (PDF, 1.1MB)
  • Protecting Battery Chargers (PDF, 0.8MB)
  • Lithium-ion/Lithium Polymer Battery Pack Protection (PDF, 2.0MB)
  • USB OTG (On The Go) Port Protection (PDF, 144K)
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE) Protection (PDF, 124K)
  • PPTC Technology (HTML)

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• Application Notes
  • Protecting High Speed Communication Ports (PDF, 884K)
• Publications
  • ChipGuard® Short Form Catalog (PDF, 253K)
  • Bourns® Protection & Impulse Protection (01/s08 PDF, 1.90 MB)

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• Technical Articles
  • Microelectronic Modules Packaging Solutions (PDF, 239K)

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• Application Notes 
  • Bourns® Trimpot® 70AA Modular Contacts (PDF, 472K)

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• Publications
  • Resistor Networks Short Form Catalog (PDF, 371K)
• Application Notes
  • Use of the Low Ohmic Resistor CRA2512 in Inverter Drives (PDF, 684K)
  • Designer’s Guide to Chip Resistors, Chip Diodes, & Power Chokes For Power Supplies & DC-DC Converters (PDF, 340K)
  • Automotive, Industrial & Instrumentation Application Note (PDF, 156K)
  • CRL Application Note (PDF, 672K)
  • EMI/RFI Filters - 601 Series Application Note (PDF, 80K)
  • RC Terminator Networks - 700 Series Application Note (PDF, 88K)
  • Emitter Coupled Logic Terminators - 800 Series Application Note (PDF, 72K)
  • Dual Terminator Resistor Networks Application Note (PDF, 60K)
  • R/2R Ladder Networks Application Note (PDF, 56K)
  • DRAM Application Note (PDF, 80K)
  • SCSI Application Note (PDF, 104K)
  • Soldering and Cleaning Processes Application Note (PDF, 372K)
  • Thin Film Application Note (PDF, 76K)
• Technical Articles
  • Standard Values used in Capacitors, Inductors and Resistors (HTML)
  • Bourns Soldering Profile for Standard (Tin-Lead Terminations) (PDF, 32 K)
  • Chip Arrays, Chip Resistors and Networks Soldering Profile(PDF 30K)
  • Values -Standard + E96-24 (PDF 36K) 

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• Publications
  • Sensors & Controls Solutions Guide (PDF, 1.1M)
  • Rotary Encoders Short Form Brochure (PDF, 572K)
  • Commercial Panel Controls Short Form (PDF, 387K)
  • Industrial Panel Controls Short Form (PDF, 380K)
  • Pro Audio Brochure (PDF, 504K)
  • Precision Potentiometers and Turns-Counting Dials Short Form Brochure (PDF, 586K)
  • Medical Industry Products Focus Market Brochure (PDF, 648K)
  • 3547,3548 & 3549 Precision Potentiometer Short Form (PDF, 578K)
  • EM14 Brochure (PDF, 412K)
  • EMS22 Brochure (PDF, 1.2MB)
  • Encoder Cross Reference (PDF, 78K) 
  • Commercial Panel Controls Cross Reference (PDF, 79K) 
  • Industrial Controls Cross Reference (PDF, 73K)
  • Bourns® Model 6630 Precision Potentiometer (PDF, 108K)
• Application Notes
  • General Application Notes
    • Encoders - Signal Conditioning (PDF, 108K)
    • Panel Controls - Taper  (PDF, 64K)
    • Potentiometers - Linearity (PDF, 64K)
    • Encoders (PDF, 64K)
    • HMI vs MMI (PDF, 122K)
    • IP Classifications Codes (PDF, 187K)
  • Application Notes
    • Fuel Cards (PDF, 424K)
    • Industrial Equipment Controls (PDF, 156K)
    • Passenger Elevator Industry (PDF, 157K)
    • Petroleum Dispensing Industry (PDF, 64K)
    • Professional Audio Industry (PDF, 64K)
    • Test & Measurement (PDF, 69K)

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• Publications
  • Bourns RF Power Resistors Short Form Brochure (PDF, 776K)
  • Bourns Power Resistors Short Form Brochure (Rev. 1) (PDF, 263K)
  • CHF Range of Power RF Terminations (PDF, 220K) 

• Technical Articles
  • Power Resistor Application Note (PDF, 22K)

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• Publications
  • Telecom Circuit Protection Selection Guide (PDF, 1MB)
• Technical Articles
  • GR-1089-CORE, Issue 4:
    • Equipment Port Types (PDF, 133K)
    • Agreed, Integrated and Embedded Primary Protection(PDF 125K)
    • Primary Protector and EUT Electronics Protection Coordination – Part 1 (PDF 186K)
• Application Notes
  • Reference Designs:
    • Protecting Legerity Subscriber Line Interface Circuits (SLICs) with Bourns® TISP® Protector Products (PDF, 1MB)
    • Protecting Silicon Laboratories ProSLIC® Family in Telephony Applications with Bourns® Circuit Protection Products (Rev. 2) (PDF, 1.7MB)
  • Protecting Ethernet Solutions Against Lightning Disturbances(PDF, 228K)

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• Publications
  • Trimpot® Product Catalog (PDF, 8.78MB)
  • Consumer Trimmer Short Form Brochure (PDF, 332K)
  • Bourns Sealed Through-Hole Cermet Trimming Potentiometers Short Form Brochure (PDF, 392K)    
  • The Potentiometer Handbook (PDF, 33.2MB)
• Technical Articles
  • Trimpot® Lead Free Matrix (PDF, 9K)
  • Safety Issues with Counterfeit Bourns® Trimmers! (HTML)
  • Trimpot's Trimmer Primer (PDF, 1.2MB)
  • Trimpot's Potentiometer Substitution Guide (PDF, 128K)
  • Trimmer Mil-Spec Listing - Note: Bourns is the only remaining source for mil-qualified (QPL) trimmers! (HTML)
  • Variable Resistor Operating Range Tech. Note (PDF, 226K)
  • Trimmer Applications/Processing Guide from our product catalog (PDF, 200K)
  • Tape and Reel Packaging Specifications from our product catalog (PDF, 147K)
  • Specs on our H-90/H-91 Adjustment Tools (PDF, 50K)
  • Soldering Profile - Lead Free SMD Trimmers (PDF, 28K)
  • Specs on Factory and Customer Installed Panel Mounts (PDF, 175K)
  • QPL Part Number List (PDF, 24K)
• Application Notes
  • TC33B Application Note (PDF, 151K)
  • Multiturn vs. Single-turn Application Note (PDF, 520K)
  • Security Housing Application Note (PDF, 158K)
  • Soldering and Cleaning Application Notes (PDF, 88K)
  • Effects of Setting the Wiper at End Set on Cermet Resistors (PDF, 96K)

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