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
P11S1V0FLSY00103KL Vishay / Sfernice POT 10K OHM 1/2W CERMET LOG 15 $15.55
SPRU5041S28 Precision Electronics Corporation POT 500K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 0 $11.96
RV4LAYSA251A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 250 OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 25 $11.23
RV4NAYSJ504A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 500K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 6 $10.72
RV4NAYSJ501A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 500 OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 19 $10.72
51AAD-B28-D15L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LOG 14 $8.65
3310H-001-102L Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 10 $7.35
3310H-001-502L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 11 $7.35
3310Y-011-103L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 0 $3.14
3310Y-111-103L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 18 $3.14