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
450T328S104A1C1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 100K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 1006 $5.20
450T328S502A1C1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 5K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 1087 $5.20
23ESA473MMF50NF TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 47K OHM 0.4W CARBON LINEAR 522 $5.14
23ESA103MMF50NF TE Connectivity Passive Product POT 10K OHM 0.4W CARBON LINEAR 1193 $5.14
PDB183-GTR01-254A2 Bourns, Inc. POT 250K OHM 1/10W CARBON LOG 930 $5.13
PDB183-GTR01-504A2 Bourns, Inc. POT 500K OHM 1/10W CARBON LOG 1555 $5.13
270X232A504B1B1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 500K OHM 1/5W CARBON LINEAR 161 $5.10
270X232A253B1B1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 25K OHM 1/4W CARBON LINEAR 462 $5.10
270X232A103B1B1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 10K OHM 1/4W CARBON LINEAR 674 $5.10
P260T-D1BS3CB100K TT Electronics/BI POT 100K OHM 1/2W PLASTIC LINEAR 547 $5.01