Description

100K Ohm Rotary Potentiometer

A potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used, one end and the wiper, it acts as a variable resistor or rheostat. ( Click here for wide range of resistors)

The measuring instrument called a potentiometer is essentially a voltage divider used for measuring electric potential (voltage); the component is an implementation of the same principle, hence its name.

Potentiometers are commonly used to control electrical devices such as volume controls on audio equipment. Potentiometers operated by a mechanism can be used as position transducers, for example, in a joystick. Potentiometers are rarely used to directly control significant power since the power dissipated in the potentiometer would be comparable to the power in the controlled load.

Features

• Type: Rotary a.k.a Radio Potentiometer
• Maximum Input Voltage: 200Vdc
• Rotational Life: 2000K cycles
• Economical Low Cost.
• Single Turn Linear Taper.

Applications

• Voltage and Current Control Circuits
• Used as volume control knobs in radios
• Tuning or controlling circuits
• Analog input control knobs

Package Includes :

1 x 100K Ohm Rotary Potentiometer– Plastic Shaft (Pack of 3)