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
EVJ-C51F02B53 Panasonic Electronic Components POT 5K OHM 1/20W LINEAR 352 $2.35
EVJ-C20F02D53 Panasonic Electronic Components POT 5K OHM 1/20W LOGARITHMIC 146 $2.29
RA20LASB502A Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 5K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 25 $55.83
73JB20K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 20K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 88 $54.98
D381N10K Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 10K OHM 1W PLASTIC LINEAR 32 $43.74
PTV09A-4020F-B502 Bourns, Inc. POT 5K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 0 $0.83
PTV09A-4015U-B103 Bourns, Inc. POT 10K OHM 1/20W CARBON LINEAR 0 $0.83
026TB32R5A0B1B1 CTS Electrocomponents POT 5 OHM 5W WIREWOUND LINEAR 25 $7.94
RV4NAYSK103A Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions POT 10K OHM 2W PLASTIC LINEAR 5 $29.93
3540S-1-102L Bourns, Inc. POT 1K OHM 2W WIREWOUND LINEAR 0 $26.57