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
6539S-1-502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 35 $40.46
M22L10-000-502 Nidec Copal Electronics POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 6 $39.61
6657S-1-502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1.5W PLASTIC LINEAR 14 $39.36
6657S-1-102 Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 1.5W PLASTIC LINEAR 46 $39.36
6657S-1-203 Bourns, Inc. POT 20K OHM 1.5W PLASTIC LINEAR 48 $39.36
3549H-1AA-103A Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W HYBRITRON LINEAR 37 $35.64
PE30L0FL222KAB Vishay / Sfernice POT 2.2K OHM 3W CERMET LINEAR 8 $33.96
PE30L0FR103KAB Vishay / Sfernice POT 10K OHM 3W CERMET LINEAR 36 $33.96
309NPC50K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 50K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 55 $29.19
86A2A-B28-A15/R51L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 29 $27.53