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
RJS500E Ohmite POT 500 OHM 50W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $76.84
RHS10KE Ohmite POT 10K OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $72.32
RHS50RE Ohmite POT 50 OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $64.43
RHS100E Ohmite POT 100 OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 5 $64.43
533B1502JC Vishay / Spectrol POT 5K OHM 1W WIREWOUND LINEAR 6 $24.95
157B103MX Vishay / Spectrol POT 10K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 0 $24.52
535B1102JC Vishay / Spectrol POT 1K OHM 1.5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 17 $24.42
8146R10KL.25 TT Electronics/BI POT 10K OHM 2W HYBRID LINEAR 18 $24.14
P16SNP103MAB15 Vishay / Sfernice POT 10K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 20 $22.27
3548S-1AA-103A Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1.5W WIREWOUND LIN 17 $21.95