Ferrites and accessories

RM 4, RM 4 LP
Cores and accessories

Series/Type: B65803, B65804, B65806, B65539

Date: June 2013
Data Sheet

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 RM 4
Core B65803

To IEC 62317-4
Core without center hole
for transformer applications
Delivery mode: sets

Magnetic characteristics (per set)

with without
center hole center hole
l/A 1.9 1.7 mm–1
le 21 22 mm
Ae 11 13 mm2
Amin  11.3 mm2
Ve 231 286 mm3

Approx. weight (per set)

m 1.45 1.65 g

Gapped

Material AL value s e Ordering code 1)

approx. -A with center hole
nH mm -N with threaded sleeve
K1 16 3% 1.0 24.2 B65803+0016A001
25 3% 0.40 37.8 B65803+0025A001
M33 403% 0.36 60.4 B65803+0040A033
63 3% 0.18 96 B65803+0063A033
N48 63 3% 0.16 96 B65803+0063A048
100 3% 0.10 152 B65803+0100A048
160 3% 0.06 243 B65803+0160A048

1) Replace the + by the code letter “A” or “N” for the required version.

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Core B65803

Ungapped

Material AL value e PV Ordering code

nH W/set -J without center hole

N45 1700 +30/–20% 2290 B65803J0000R045
N30 1900 +30/–20% 2560 B65803J0000R030
T35 2800 +40/–30% 3770 B65803J0000Y035
T38 3700 +40/–30% 4980 B65803J0000Y038
N49 750 +30/–20% 1010 < 0.04 ( 50 mT, 500 kHz, 100 C) B65803J0000R049
N87 1100 +30/–20% 1480 < 0.20 (200 mT, 100 kHz, 100 C) B65803J0000R087
N97 1100 +30/–20% 1480 < 0.15 (200 mT, 100 kHz, 100 C) B65803J0000R097

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Accessories B65804

Coil former
Material: GFR thermosetting plastic (UL 94 V-0, insulation class to IEC 60085:
H max. operating temperature 180 C), color code white
Bakelite UP 3420 ® E61040 (M), HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS GMBH
Solderability: to IEC 60068-2-20, test Ta, method 1 (aging 3): 235 C, 2 s
Resistance to soldering heat: to IEC 60068-2-20, test Tb, method 1B: 350 C, 3.5 s
Winding: see Data Book 2013, chapter “Processing notes, 2.1”
Pins squared in the start-of-winding area.
For matching clamp and insulating washers see page 5.

Sections AN lN AR value Pins Ordering code

mm2 mm 
1 7.7 20 89 5 B65804P1005D001
6 B65804D1006D001

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Accessories B65804, B65806

Clamp
With ground terminal, made of stainless spring steel (tinned), 0.3 mm thick
Solderability to IEC 60068-2-20, test Ta, method 1 (aging 3): 235 C, 2 s
Also available as strip clamp on reels on request

Insulating washer for double-clad PCBs

Made of polycarbonate (UL 94 V-0, insulation class to IEC 60085: E 120 C), 0.3 mm thick
Makrofol FR7-2, E118859 (M), natural color, BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG

Ordering code
Clamp (ordering code per piece, 2 are required) B65806B2203X000
Insulating washer (bulk) B65804C2005X000

Clamp Insulating washer

Clamping forces for RM 4

Fmin: Extension of clamp from a to a2 = Xmin

Fmax: Extension of clamp from a to a1 = Xmax

Clamp opening a (mm) 8.3 +0.15

Core nose Zmax (mm) 0.15
Height of core pair X (mm) Xmin 8.75
Xmax 9.25
Clamping force F (N) Fmin 5
Fmax 40

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Accessories B65539, B65806

Adjusting screw
Tube core with thread and core brake made of GFR polyterephthalate
Pocan B3235 ® E245249 (M), LANXESS AG

Figure Tube core Ordering code

  length (mm) Material Color code
a 1.81  2.0 K1 yellow B65539C1003X001
a 1.81  2.7 N22 red B65539C1002X022
b 1.81  3.4 N22 green B65806C3001X022

a b

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 RM 4 »Low Profile«
Core B65803P

To IEC 62317-4
For compact transformers with high inductance
Without center hole
Delivery mode: sets

Magnetic characteristics (per set)

l/A = 1.2 mm–1
le = 17.3 mm
Ae = 14.5 mm2
Amin = 11.3 mm2
Ve = 251 mm3

Approx. weight 1.2 g/set

Ungapped

Material AL value e PV Ordering code

nH W/set
T38 5000 +40/–30% 4750 B65803P0000Y038
N49 950 +30/–20% 900 < 0.04 ( 50 mT, 500 kHz, 100 C) B65803P0000R049
N92 1000 +30/–20% 950 < 0.14 (200 mT, 100 kHz, 100 C) B65803P0000R092
N87 1300 +30/–20% 1230 < 0.12 (200 mT, 100 kHz, 100 C) B65803P0000R087

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Accessories for PTH applications B65804

Clamp
With ground terminal, made of stainless spring steel (tinned), 0.3 mm thick,
Without ground terminal, made of stainless spring steel, 0.3 mm thick
Solderability to IEC 60068-2-20, test Ta, method 1 (aging 3): 235 C, 2 s
Clamping force 40 N per pair of clamps (typical value)
Also available as strip clamp on reels on request

Insulating washer for double-clad PCBs

Made of polycarbonate (UL 94 V-0, insulation class to IEC 60085: E 120 C), 0.3 mm thick
Makrofol FR7-2, E118859 (M), natural color, BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG

Ordering code
Clamp with ground terminal (ordering code per piece, 2 are required) B65804P2203X000
Clamp without ground terminal (ordering code per piece, 2 are required) B65804P2204X000
Insulating washer (bulk) B65804C2005X000

Clamp with ground terminal Clamp without ground terminal

Insulating washer

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Accessories B65804

SMD coil former with J terminals

Material: GFR liquid crystal polymer (UL 94 V-0, insulation class to IEC 60085:
F max. operating temperature 155 C), color code black
Vectra C 130 E83005 (M), TICONA
Solderability: to IEC 60068-2-58, test Td, method 6 (Group 3): 245 C, 3 s
Resistance to soldering heat: to IEC 60068-2-58, test Td, method 6 (Group 3): 255 C, 10 s
permissible soldering temperature for wire-wrap connection on coil former: 400 C,1 s
Winding: see Data Book 2013, chapter “Processing notes, 2.1”

Clamp
Without ground terminal, made of stainless spring steel, 0.3 mm thick
Also available as strip clamp (each carton containing 2 reels)

Sections AN lN AR value Terminals 1) Ordering code

mm2 mm 
1 5.0 20.1 138 10 B65804B6010T001
Clamp (ordering code per piece, 2 are required) B65804P2204X000

Coil former Clamp

Recommended
PCB layout

1) 6 and 8 terminals on request

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 Ferrites and accessories
Cautions and warnings
Cautions and warnings
Mechanical stress and mounting
Ferrite cores have to meet mechanical requirements during assembling and for a growing number
of applications. Since ferrites are ceramic materials one has to be aware of the special behavior
under mechanical load.
As valid for any ceramic material, ferrite cores are brittle and sensitive to any shock, fast changing
or tensile load. Especially high cooling rates under ultrasonic cleaning and high static or cyclic loads
can cause cracks or failure of the ferrite cores.
For detailed information see chapter “Definitions”, section 8.1.

Effects of core combination on AL value

Stresses in the core affect not only the mechanical but also the magnetic properties. It is apparent
that the initial permeability is dependent on the stress state of the core. The higher the stresses are
in the core, the lower is the value for the initial permeability. Thus the embedding medium should
have the greatest possible elasticity.
For detailed information see chapter “Definitions”, section 8.2.

Heating up
Ferrites can run hot during operation at higher flux densities and higher frequencies.

NiZn-materials
The magnetic properties of NiZn-materials can change irreversible in high magnetic fields.

Processing notes
– The start of the winding process should be soft. Else the flanges may be destroid.
– To strong winding forces may blast the flanges or squeeze the tube that the cores can no more
be mount.
– To long soldering time at high temperature (>300 °C) may effect coplanarity or pin arrangement.
– Not following the processing notes for soldering of the J-leg terminals may cause solderability
problems at the transformer because of pollution with Sn oxyd of the tin bath or burned insulation
of the wire. For detailed information see chapter “Processing notes”, section 8.2.
– The dimensions of the hole arrangement have fixed values and should be understood as
a recommendation for drilling the printed circuit board. For dimensioning the pins, the group
of holes can only be seen under certain conditions, as they fit into the given hole arrangement.
To avoid problems when mounting the transformer, the manufacturing tolerances for positioning
the customers’ drilling process must be considered by increasing the hole diameter.

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 Ferrites and accessories
Symbols and terms
Symbols and terms

Symbol Meaning Unit

A Cross section of coil mm2
Ae Effective magnetic cross section mm2
AL Inductance factor; AL = L/N2 nH
AL1 Minimum inductance at defined high saturation ( a) nH
Amin Minimum core cross section mm2
AN Winding cross section mm2
AR Resistance factor; AR = RCu /N2  = 10–6
B RMS value of magnetic flux density Vs/m2, mT
B Flux density deviation Vs/m2, mT
B̂ Peak value of magnetic flux density Vs/m2, mT
B̂ Peak value of flux density deviation Vs/m2, mT
BDC DC magnetic flux density Vs/m2, mT
BR Remanent flux density Vs/m2, mT
BS Saturation magnetization Vs/m2, mT
C0 Winding capacitance F = As/V
CDF Core distortion factor mm–4.5
DF Relative disaccommodation coefficient DF = d/i
d Disaccommodation coefficient
Ea Activation energy J
f Frequency s–1, Hz
fcutoff Cut-off frequency s–1, Hz
fmax Upper frequency limit s–1, Hz
fmin Lower frequency limit s–1, Hz
fr Resonance frequency s–1, Hz
fCu Copper filling factor
g Air gap mm
H RMS value of magnetic field strength A/m
Ĥ Peak value of magnetic field strength A/m
HDC DC field strength A/m
Hc Coercive field strength A/m
h Hysteresis coefficient of material 10–6 cm/A
h/i 2 Relative hysteresis coefficient 10–6 cm/A
I RMS value of current A
IDC Direct current A
Î Peak value of current A
J Polarization Vs/m2
k Boltzmann constant J/K
k3 Third harmonic distortion
k3c Circuit third harmonic distortion
L Inductance H = Vs/A

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 Ferrites and accessories
Symbols and terms

Symbol Meaning Unit

L/L Relative inductance change H
L0 Inductance of coil without core H
LH Main inductance H
Lp Parallel inductance H
Lrev Reversible inductance H
Ls Series inductance H
le Effective magnetic path length mm
lN Average length of turn mm
N Number of turns
PCu Copper (winding) losses W
Ptrans Transferrable power W
PV Relative core losses mW/g
PF Performance factor
Q Quality factor (Q = L/Rs = 1/tanL)
R Resistance 
RCu Copper (winding) resistance (f = 0) 
Rh Hysteresis loss resistance of a core 
Rh Rh change 
Ri Internal resistance 
Rp Parallel loss resistance of a core 
Rs Series loss resistance of a core 
Rth Thermal resistance K/W
RV Effective loss resistance of a core 
s Total air gap mm
T Temperature °C
T Temperature difference K
TC Curie temperature °C
t Time s
tv Pulse duty factor
tan Loss factor
tanL Loss factor of coil
tanr (Residual) loss factor at H  0
tane Relative loss factor
tanh Hysteresis loss factor
tan/i Relative loss factor of material at H  0
U RMS value of voltage V
Û Peak value of voltage V
Ve Effective magnetic volume mm3
Z Complex impedance 
Zn Normalized impedance |Z|n = |Z| /N 2   (le /Ae) /mm

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 Ferrites and accessories
Symbols and terms

Symbol Meaning Unit

 Temperature coefficient (TK) 1/K
F Relative temperature coefficient of material 1/K
e Temperature coefficient of effective permeability 1/K
r Relative permittivity
 Magnetic flux Vs
 Efficiency of a transformer
B Hysteresis material constant mT-1
i Hysteresis core constant A–1H–1/2
s Magnetostriction at saturation magnetization
 Relative complex permeability
0 Magnetic field constant Vs/Am
a Relative amplitude permeability
app Relative apparent permeability
e Relative effective permeability
i Relative initial permeability
 p' Relative real (inductive) component of  (for parallel components)
 p" Relative imaginary (loss) component of  (for parallel components)
r Relative permeability
rev Relative reversible permeability
s ' Relative real (inductive) component of  (for series components)
s " Relative imaginary (loss) component of  (for series components)
tot Relative total permeability
derived from the static magnetization curve
 Resistivity m–1
l/A Magnetic form factor mm–1
Cu DC time constant Cu = L/RCu = AL/AR s
 Angular frequency; = 2 f s–1

All dimensions are given in mm.

Surface-mount device

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