Rotary Potentiometers, Rheostats

A rotary potentiometer (Pot) is a three-terminal device that employs a resistive element and a rotating contact to form an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used, one end of the element and the adjustable contact, it acts as a variable resistor or rheostat. Potentiometers are selected by the resistance value of the element, degree of rotation/number of turns, linear or logarithmic taper, power dissipation, number of ganged elements, resistive material and termination style. Some have built-in switch contacts.

Part Number Manufacturer Description Quantity Price Option
51AAA-B24-A13L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 208 $9.30
53RAA-R25-A13L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 115 $8.76
53C210K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 10K OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 130 $20.27
392JA250K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 250K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 102 $19.76
392JA500K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 500K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 154 $19.76
590SX1N56S102SP Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 1K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 278 $23.17
3-1625931-2 TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 22K OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 102 $23.03
2-1625931-7 TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 470 OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 122 $23.03
3852A-282-502AL Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 217 $11.09
3852A-286-104AL Bourns, Inc. POT 100K OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 270 $11.09