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
284TBCF103A26A1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 10K OHM 1/4W PLASTIC LINEAR 850 $12.50
RV6NAYSD502A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 5K OHM 1/2W CARBON LINEAR 220 $11.54
RV4LAYSA502A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 5K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 2931 $11.23
RV4NAYSJ103A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 10K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 162 $10.72
RV4NAYSD252A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 2.5K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 178 $10.72
RV4NAYSD253A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 25K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 263 $10.72
RV4NAYSD501A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 500 OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 406 $10.72
RV4NAYSD104A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 100K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 533 $10.72
RV4NAYSD502A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 5K OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 990 $10.72
RV4NAYSD251A Precision Electronics Corporation POT 250 OHM 2W CARBON LINEAR 1421 $10.72