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
P16NP104KAB15 Vishay / Sfernice POT 100K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 0 $19.31
657BR0103 Vishay / Spectrol POT 10K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 15 $19.09
7286R5KL.25 TT Electronics/BI POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 14 $18.69
M-22E10-050 10K Nidec Copal Electronics POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $18.40
3549S-1AA-503A Bourns, Inc. POT 50K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $18.25
3549S-1AA-103A Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 22 $18.25
P16NP224MAB15 Vishay / Sfernice POT 220K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 8 $18.23
GU1021S26 Precision Electronics Corporation POT 1K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $18.10
GU5021S26 Precision Electronics Corporation POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 14 $18.10
6639S-1-103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 18 $17.60