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
53C11K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 1K OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 78 $17.55
81A2A-B28-D15/D15L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LOG 61 $21.78
RV4NAYSB103A Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 10K OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 73 $32.86
535B1503JC Vishay / Spectrol POT 50K OHM 1.5W WIREWOUND LIN 56 $31.23
3541H-1-502L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 2W HYBRITRON LINEAR 32 $54.45
6534S-1-502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 3 $130.30
RT025AS1000KB Vishay / Sfernice POT 100 OHM 25W WIREWOUND LINEAR 8 $107.01
392JB1MEG Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 1M OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 31 $17.98
2-1625931-6 TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 100 OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 94 $23.03
2-1625931-8 TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 1K OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 100 $23.03