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
PTV09A-5020F-A503 Bourns, Inc. POT 50K OHM 1/20W CARBON LOG 0 $1.20
251B12T104A2NB CTS Electrocomponents POT 100K OHM 0.01W CARBON LINEAR 0 $1.27
PDB181-GTR01-253A3 Bourns, Inc. POT 25K OHM 1/10W CARBON LOG 0 $1.19
PDB181-GTR01-504B0 Bourns, Inc. POT 500K OHM 1/5W CARBON LINEAR 0 $1.19
PDB181-GTR01-503B0 Bourns, Inc. POT 50K OHM 1/5W CARBON LINEAR 0 $1.19
PDB181-GTR01-504C2 Bourns, Inc. POT 500K OHM 1/10W CARBON R-LOG 0 $1.19
PDB181-GTR01-304A2 Bourns, Inc. POT 300K OHM 1/10W CARBON LOG 0 $1.19
PDB181-GTR01-254C2 Bourns, Inc. POT 250K OHM 1/10W CARBON R-LOG 0 $1.19
PDB181-GTR01-105A2 Bourns, Inc. POT 1M OHM 1/10W CARBON LOG 0 $1.19
PDB181-GTR01-103B0 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/5W CARBON LINEAR 0 $1.19