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
132B00502 Vishay / Spectrol POT 5K OHM 2.75W WIREWOUND LIN 31 $41.13
84A1A-B28-J15L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1W WIREWOUND LINEAR 60 $40.88
83A1A-B28-J10L Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 1W WIREWOUND LINEAR 68 $40.88
3549H-1AC-103B Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W HYBRITRON LINEAR 44 $39.86
3549H-1AE-102B Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 2W HYBRITRON LINEAR 47 $39.86
M22L10-100-103 Nidec Copal Electronics POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 19 $39.61
M22L10-000-202 Nidec Copal Electronics POT 2K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 47 $39.61
M22L10-000-102 Nidec Copal Electronics POT 1K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 89 $39.61
6657S-1-103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1.5W PLASTIC LINEAR 56 $39.36
6637S-1-502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 6 $38.40