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-2015F-B103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 89 $0.83
PTV09A-4020F-A502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1/20W CARBON LOG 98 $0.83
P120K-F20BR5K TT Electronics/BI POT 5K OHM 1/20W PLASTIC LINEAR 97 $0.63
3610S-1-502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1.5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $142.98
2940252 Phoenix Contact POT 4.7K OHM 1W LINEAR 0 $141.50
3700S-1-202L Bourns, Inc. POT 2K OHM 1W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $92.44
7216R5KL.25 TT Electronics/BI POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 1 $85.74
RJS1K0E Ohmite POT 1K OHM 50W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $84.06
RJS10KE Ohmite POT 10K OHM 50W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $84.06
RJS35RE Ohmite POT 35 OHM 50W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $79.93