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
380C11000 Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 1K OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 19 $24.30
3-1625931-5 TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 1M OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 0 $23.03
392C3100K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 100K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 15 $22.77
P16SNP104MAB15 Vishay / Sfernice POT 100K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 12 $22.27
392JB500K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 500K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 21 $21.91
380C32500 Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 2.5K OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 9 $21.40
380C325K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 25K OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 5 $20.42
3590S-6-503L Bourns, Inc. POT 50K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 20 $19.83
3590S-4-102L Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 16 $19.42
657BR0102 Vishay / Spectrol POT 1K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 20 $19.09