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
3548S-1AA-102A Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 1.5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 41 $21.95
3590S-6-104L Bourns, Inc. POT 100K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 48 $21.13
53C22MEG Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 2M OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 58 $21.12
53C22.5MEG Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 2.5M OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 100 $21.12
392JA100 Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 100 OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 83 $21.09
380C31MEG Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 1M OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 91 $20.42
6639S-301-502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 95 $20.38
3590S-4-103L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 63 $19.42
6187R10KL1.0LF TT Electronics/BI POT 10K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 43 $19.27
657BR0502 Vishay / Spectrol POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 40 $19.09