Position Sensors / Detectors / Transducers
Rotary Position Sensor provides up to 1,000,000 cycles.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring 2.1 mm slim profile, Model 3382 offers H pin style through-hole option and resistance values ranging from 2.5-100 KW. Unit's standard rotor slot accommodates 4 and 3.5 mm diameter D-shafts. RoHS-compliant sensor is suited for applications that require frequent adjustment, including navigation systems, automotive power seats and mirrors, portable electronic equipment, digital cameras, industrial equipment and controls, and robotic systems.
Original Press Release:
Bourns Announces Additions to Popular Rotary Position Sensor
New Additions Include Through-Hole Option, Increased Standard Rotor Slot Offering
and Resistance Values Ranging from 2.5k ohms to 100K ohms
RIVERSIDE, Calif., August 11, 2009 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced additions to the Bourns Model 3382 rotary position sensor. Initially released in September 2008, the popular model is compact and highly reliable with up to 1,000,000 rotational cycles. The new additions include a through-hole option (H pin style), an increased standard rotor slot offering to accommodate 4 mm (-1) and 3.5 mm (-2) diameter D-shafts and resistance values ranging from 2.5K to 100K ohms. The additional resistance values allow for broader freedom and flexibility for component circuit designs without limiting them to 10K ohms. The Bourns Model 3382 is designed for a wide range of applications requiring high quality and reliability such as navigation systems, automotive power seats and mirrors, portable electronic equipment, digital cameras, industrial equipment and controls, robotic systems and home applications including mechanical compartment systems, appliances and in-wall temperature control systems.
"The additional resistance values are significant because the only value currently available in the marketplace is 10K ohms. Instead of just one available resistance value, engineers now have six different values ranging from 2.5K ohms to 100K ohms," said Emill Melliz, Trimpot® product line manager at Bourns. "The new additions to the Bourns Model 3382 rotary position sensor provide greater design options and allow engineers to find the best fit for their particular application."
With its 2.1 millimeter (mm) slim profile, Bourns Model 3382 is well-suited for applications with space constraints and is RoHS compliant*. The rotary position sensor device is also designed for applications that require frequent adjustment where it is necessary to control a variable output such as frequency, speed, contrast, brightness intensity, or volume control.
Standard Resistance Table
Resistance (ohms) Resistance Code
2,500 252
5,000 502
10,000 103
25,000 253
50,000 503
100,000 104
Pricing and Availability
As a pricing reference, the Bourns Model 3382 rotary position sensor additions are offered in the price range of $1.12 to $1.25 for 1,000 piece quantities through distribution.
About Bourns
Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic products, microelectronic modules, precision potentiometers, panel controls and encoders and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, California, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, computer, industrial, instrumentation, automotive, consumer, non-critical life support medical, audio and various other market segments. Bourns® products are manufactured according to ISO-9000 standards under Six Sigma quality programs. Additional company and product information is available at the company's website at www.bourns.com.
*RoHs Directive 2002/95/EC Jan 27, 2003 including Annex.
Bourns®, the Bourns logo and Trimpot® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bourns, Inc. and may be used publicly only with the permission of Bourns and require proper acknowledgement. Other listed names and brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
