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
54AAD-B28-B15/P50L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 82 $15.37
54CAD-E28-B13/P50L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 258 $15.37
282T33L502A26A2 CTS Electrocomponents POT 5K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 115 $13.76
574SX1M48S103SD Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 10K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 229 $13.57
56AAD-C28-B15/R81L Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 149 $13.55
82A1A-B28-A13L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 263 $13.52
81C1A-E28-A13L Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 2W CERMET LINEAR 640 $13.52
39SB-1RB-103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 311 $13.50
39SB-1RB-104 Bourns, Inc. POT 100K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 521 $13.50
282TCBS103A25B1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 10K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 183 $13.21