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-2AA-104/104A Bourns, Inc. POT 100K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 39 $29.42
3540S-1-101L Bourns, Inc. POT 100 OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 44 $26.57
3540S-1-501L Bourns, Inc. POT 500 OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 86 $26.57
P16NM472MAB15 Vishay / Sfernice POT 4.7K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 31 $25.56
308N5K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 5K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 54 $25.01
308N100K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 100K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 80 $25.01
533B1102JC Vishay / Spectrol POT 1K OHM 1W WIREWOUND LINEAR 38 $24.95
157B502MX Vishay / Spectrol POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 36 $24.52
535B1501JC Vishay / Spectrol POT 500 OHM 1.5W WIREWOUND LIN 30 $24.42
535B1101JC Vishay / Spectrol POT 100 OHM 1.5W WIREWOUND LIN 38 $24.42