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
284TBCF104A26A1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 100K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 96 $12.50
51ABD-B28-B15/B15L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 46 $12.35
RV6NAYSD101A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 100 OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 54 $11.54
RV6NAYSD503A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 50K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 81 $11.54
RV6NAYSD504A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 500K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 95 $11.54
RV4LAYSA101A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 100 OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 83 $11.23
RV4NAYSJ104A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 100K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 82 $10.72
95A1D-Z28-EA0/301L Bourns, Inc. POT 250K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LOG 51 $10.50
91A2A-B28-B13/B13L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 73 $9.97
53RAA-R25-A10L Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 1W CERMET LINEAR 91 $8.76