* All questions and comments are approved by a system administrator before re-posting to our FAQ product sections.
$1.50 (AUD)
Trimming Potentiometer Vertical Top adjustment 10K 5 Pack
Trimming Potentiometer (AKA Trimmer) is most often. Included in a circuit for, Adjustment for Circuit voltages
Calculate Shipping - shipping options and estimates can be found in your shopping cart.
Trimming Potentiometer Vertical Top adjustment 10K 5 Pack
Trimpot definition.
Trimmer potentiometers and preset resistors are small variable resistors that are used in circuits for tuning and (re)calibration.
A trimpot or trimmer potentiometer is a small potentiometer that is used for adjustment, tuning and calibration in circuits. When they are used as a variable resistance (wired as a rheostat) they are called preset resistors. Trimpot or presets are normally mounted on printed circuit boards and adjusted by using a screwdriver. The material they use as a resistive track is varying, but the most common is either carbon composition or cermets. Trimpot is designed for occasional adjustment and can often achieve a high resolution when using multi-turn setting screws. When trimmer potentiometers are used as a replacement for normal potentiometers, care should be taken as their designed lifespan is often only 200 cycles.
Several different versions of trimpots are available, using different mounting methods (through-hole, SMD) and adjusting orientations (top, side) as well as single and multi-turn variations.
Single turn trimmers/presets are very common and used where a resolution of one turn is sufficient. They are the most cost-effective variable resistors available.
An open trimpot with a carbon resistive track Open, carbon track Single turn enclosed trimpot Enclosed, side adjust SMT mounted variable resistor Enclosed, SMD
For higher adjustment resolutions, multi-turn trimpots are used. The amount of turns varies between roughly 5-25, but 5, 12 or 25 turns are quite common. They are often constructed using a worm-gear (rotary track) or lead screw (linear track) mechanism to achieve the high resolution. Because of their more complex construction and manufacturing, they are more costly than single turn preset resistors. The lead screw packages can have a higher power rating because of their increased surface area.
Top adjustable multi-turn trimmer potentiometer Top adjusts, worm-gear. Side adjustable multi-turn preset resistor Side adjust, worm-gear Linear trimpot, side-adjustable Side adjust, lead screw
The following IEC symbols are used for trimpots and preset resistors. Although these is the official symbols for occasionally adjusted resistors, the standard symbols for a potentiometer or rheostat are often used.
Trimpot symbolIEC standard Preset resistor symbol IEC standard Potentiometer symbolIEC standard Rheostat symbolIEC standard
Notes:
1. There may be slight size deviations due to manual measurement, different measuring methods and tools.
2. The picture may not reflect the actual colour of the item because of different photographing light, angle and display monitor.
Other Related Products
Components Package Kit for Arduino A low-cost components starter kit which comprises the most commonly used resistor values, potentiometers, switches, LED’s and Header terminal strips
Weight | 0.017 kg |
---|---|
Dimensions | 5 × 5 × 2 cm |
Trimming Potentiometer Vertical Top adjustment 10K 5 Pack
A Trimming Potentiometer (AKA Trimmer) is most often. Included in a circuit for, Adjustment for Circuit voltages.
SKU | Product | Type | Download/View |
---|---|---|---|
TS-P046 | Trimming Potentiometer Vertical Top adjustment 10K 5 Pack - 10 kOhms | Datasheet | Download |
Tempero Systems offers many custom IoT electronic design services to help tailor our product to your exact needs. Whether you are looking for custom firmware, circuit board modifications, metal enclosures, or industrial color printing, we can help you with a wide variety of design services.
Please login or register to ask a question. Thanks
* All questions and comments are approved by a system administrator before re-posting to our FAQ product sections.