February 11, 2012

What is the schematic symbol for a ferrite bead?

This is a ferrite bead.

through-the-hole ferrite bead
Ferrite Bead - through the hole variety

So what is the schematic symbol for a ferrite bead?

According to the IEEE 315 standard for Graphic Symbols for Electrical and Electronics Diagrams, the ferrite bead schematic symbol is:

IEEE 315 Ferrite Bead Schematic Symbol


Additionally, there are several other ways commonly used to denote a ferrite bead on a schematic:
Ferrite Bead
Ferrite Bead
Ferrite Bead

Ferrite Bead





Good DX and 73,

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