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
PC610V103AK30LF TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 10K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 0 $1.63
PC610H502AP15LF TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 5K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 0 $1.63
PC610H501AP20LF TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 500 OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 0 $1.63
P092S-QC25AR10K TT Electronics/BI POTENTIOMETER 0 $1.62
P092S-QC20BR50K TT Electronics/BI POTENTIOMETER 0 $1.62
PDB181-GTR04-504C2 Bourns, Inc. POT 500K OHM 1/10W CARBON R-LOG 0 $1.58
PDB181-GTR04-504A2 Bourns, Inc. POT 500K OHM 1/10W CARBON LOG 0 $1.58
PDB181-GTR04-254C2 Bourns, Inc. POT 250K OHM 1/10W CARBON R-LOG 0 $1.58
PDB181-GTR04-254A2 Bourns, Inc. POT 250K OHM 1/10W CARBON LOG 0 $1.58
296UD105B1N CTS Electrocomponents POT 1M OHM 0.15W CARBON LINEAR 15 $1.54