Switch Mode Power Supplies
Bobbins cores and complete transformers for offline and DC to DC switching converters.

What Goes Wrong In This Segment
The four problems that come up most often on enquiries from this market.
Footprint locked before the sample arrives
A layout cannot be finished while the pin pitch and row spacing of the former are still unknown.
Plastic that fails the solder profile
A thermoplastic body that softens in a wave or a solder pot costs a whole build.
Three suppliers for one component
Former from one place, core from another, winding from a third, and three tolerance stacks to reconcile.
A size change becomes a supplier change
Moving from EF to ER late in a project should not restart qualification.
Typical Applications
- Offline flyback and forward converters in adapters and industrial supplies
- DC to DC converters on control boards
- Auxiliary supplies inside larger equipment
- Filter inductors and common mode chokes on the input stage
How A Project Runs
- You send a drawing a reference design or a part list
- We check it against tooling we already own
- Material pin geometry and electrical values are confirmed in writing
- Samples from an existing tool, or a tool is cut for a new geometry
- Dimensional and electrical checks before shipment
Recommended Parts
Published parts from the range most used in this segment.
PQ2008 Vertical bobbin with 8 Pins4+2+2 pinsPhenolicP 3.0/4.5/6.45mm
PQ2016 Bobbin, 6+8 Pins, 1 Section6+8 pinsPhenolic, Pin Material: C
PQ2016 Vertical Bobbin 4+6 Pins4+6 pinsPhenolicP 2.5mm
PQ2016 Vertical bobbin with 8 Pins6+2 pinsPhenolicP 3.8/4.95mm
PQ2020 Bobbin, 6+8 Pins, 1 Section6+8 pinsPhenolic, Pin Material: C
PQ2620 Bobbin, 6+6 Pins, 1 Section6+6 pinsPhenolic, Pin Material: C
PQ2621 Vertical Bobbin with 12 Pins6+6 pinsPhenolicP 3.8/7.6mm
PQ2625 Bobbin without PinsPhenolic
PQ2625 Bobbin, 6+6 Pins, 1 Section6+6 pinsPhenolic, Pin Material: C
PQ2625 Vertical Bobbin with 4 Pins2+2 pinsPhenolicP 7.62mmRelated Reading
Questions From Switch Mode Power Supplies Buyers
Which parts do you supply into switch mode power supplies
Bobbins for EE EF EFD ER ETD PQ EPC and RM core sets; Tape wound cores where ferrite loss or saturation is the limit; Complete switching transformers wound to your electrical specification.
Can you build the whole wound component
Yes. The former the core and the winding can come from one bill of materials and be quoted as a finished part.
What if the core shape I need is not listed
Send the drawing. Tool design and injection moulding are in-house services, so a new geometry is a tooling job.
Do you hold quality certification
ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. All products are RoHS compliant.
How are prices set
Per part and per quantity. Send a part list or a drawing with annual volumes.
Send The Specification
A reference design a drawing or a part list is enough to start. Engineers reply, not a call centre.


