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
3400S-1-103L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 23 $135.46
RJSR50E Ohmite POT 0.5 OHM 50W WIREWOUND LINEAR 16 $102.35
AR10KL.25 TT Electronics/BI POT 10K OHM 5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 7 $91.90
AR300KL.25 TT Electronics/BI POT 300K OHM 5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 12 $90.70
CR10KL.5 TT Electronics/BI POT 10K OHM 3W WIREWOUND LINEAR 7 $89.63
AR5KL.25 TT Electronics/BI POT 5K OHM 5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 9 $86.33
RJS150E Ohmite POT 150 OHM 50W WIREWOUND LINEAR 12 $79.93
3501H-1-103L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W HYBRITRON LINEAR 53 $75.45
P13SMNFGS103MA Vishay / Sfernice POT 10K OHM 1.5W CERMET LINEAR 30 $70.68
RHS50R Ohmite POT 50 OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 11 $70.31