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
P231-QC20BR100K TT Electronics/BI POT 100K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 893 $1.75
PTD901-2015K-B104 Bourns, Inc. POT 100K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 110 $1.68
PTD901-2015K-A104 Bourns, Inc. POT 100K OHM 1/40W CARBON LOG 190 $1.68
PTD901-2015K-A503 Bourns, Inc. POT 50K OHM 1/40W CARBON LOG 251 $1.68
PTD901-1015F-B203 Bourns, Inc. POT 20K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 328 $1.68
PTD901-2015K-B103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 736 $1.68
PTD901-1015K-B503 Bourns, Inc. POT 50K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 844 $1.68
PTD901-1015K-B103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 1189 $1.68
PTV112-4420A-B103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 565 $1.60
P0915N-FC20BR10K TT Electronics/BI POT 10K OHM 1/20W PLASTIC LINEAR 278 $1.36