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
RHS1K0E Ohmite POT 1K OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 9 $66.72
RHS1K5E Ohmite POT 1.5K OHM 25W WIREWOUND LIN 46 $66.72
RHS25RE Ohmite POT 25 OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 38 $64.43
RHS10RE Ohmite POT 10 OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 45 $64.43
RHS500E Ohmite POT 500 OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 70 $64.43
140B00103 Vishay / Spectrol POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 88 $62.55
RES500E Ohmite POT 500 OHM 12.5W WIREWOUND LIN 20 $56.93
3500S-2-103L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 18 $56.21
3500S-2-102L Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 19 $56.21
RES100E Ohmite POT 100 OHM 12.5W WIREWOUND LIN 35 $55.38