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
3549S-1AE-502A Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 66 $21.15
3549S-1AB-502B Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 49 $19.63
3590S-4-502L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 50 $19.42
M-22E10 1K Nidec Copal Electronics POTENTIOMETERS 50 $18.40
6630S1A-C28-R502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 45 $18.17
6630S1A-B28-A102 Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 50 $18.17
6630S1D-C28-A102 Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 48 $17.42
3590S-6-203L Bourns, Inc. POT 20K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 49 $17.34
6630S0D-B28-A502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 50 $16.20
3590P-2-103L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 97 $15.86