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
534B1202JC Vishay / Spectrol POT 2K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $18.90
GU1031S26 Precision Electronics Corporation POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 25 $18.10
RV6NAYSD103A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 10K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 0 $11.54
RV6NAYSD102A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 1K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 18 $11.54
RV4NAYSJ502A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 5K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 0 $10.72
F78SC502 Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 5 $136.19
9862R5KL2.0 Sensata-BEI Sensors ROTARY POT 1-120 DEGREES 5 KOHM 5 $119.38
RA20NASD102A Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 1K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 10 $117.22
F78BA102-B1 Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 1K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 7 $115.25
9856R5KL2.0 Sensata-BEI Sensors ROTARY POT 1-130 DEGREES 5 KOHM 5 $98.59