Potentiometers & Knobs
Shop potentiometers, trimpots, rotary encoders, slide pots, and knobs for your electronics projects. From simple volume controls to precision multi-turn trimpots and I2C digital potentiometers, we stock a wide range for hobbyists, STEM educators, and professional designers alike.
Whether you're building a custom controller, tuning a circuit, or adding user input to a maker project, you'll find the right component here — with fast shipping across Australia.
Breadboard trim potentiometer [10K]
SKU: AF-356 | Brand: Adafruit
These are our favorite trim pots, perfect for breadboarding and prototyping. They have a long grippy adjustment knob and with 0.1" spacing, they plug into breadboards or perfboards with ease. This is the same pot t...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Panel Mount 1K potentiometer (Breadboard Friendly) [1K Linear]
SKU: AF-1789 | Brand: Adafruit
This 1K potentiometer is a two-in-one, good in a breadboard or with a panel. Its a fairly standard linear taper 1K ohm potentiometer, with a grippy shaft. Its smooth and easy to turn, but not so loose that it will ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Mini 2-Axis Analog Thumbstick
SKU: AF-2765 | Brand: Adafruit
The Mini 2-Axis Analog Thumbstick is a compact, self-centring joystick with a black rocker cap, similar in style to PSP joysticks. It provides smooth directional analogue input using two 10 kΩ potentiometers — one for...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Panel Mount 100K potentiometer (Breadboard Friendly) [100KB]
SKU: AF-1831 | Brand: Adafruit
This potentiometer is a two-in-one, good in a breadboard or with a panel. It's a fairly standard linear taper 100K ohm potentiometer, with a grippy shaft. It's smooth and easy to turn, but not so loose that it will...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Thumb Joystick
SKU: SF-COM-09032 | Brand: SparkFun
This is a joystick very similar to the ‘analog’ joysticks on PS2 (PlayStation 2) controllers. Directional movements are simply two potentiometers - one for each axis. Pots are ~10k each. This joystick also has a se...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Slide Potentiometer with Plastic Knob - 45mm Long - 10KΩ
SKU: AF-4272 | Brand: Adafruit
Slip slidin' away Slip slidin' away You know the nearer your resistance The more you're slip slidin' awayIf you're tired of the regular-old-twisty potentiometers we carry, why not slide over and try thi...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Potentiometers Kit (55pcs)
SKU: DF-FIT0189 | Brand: DFRobot
Variable resistors also named as potentiometer are electrical equipments having two terminal points in opposite direction. The terminals are used for electrical resistance in a circuit board. Variable resistors are...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Alpha Single-Gang 16mm Right-angle PC Mount - 5K Linear
SKU: AF-5281 | Brand: Adafruit
An Alpha 5K linear potentiometer with right-angle PC mount pins spaced at 0.2" — perfect for plugging directly into a breadboard or perfboard during prototyping. When you're ready for a permanent build, mount it to a ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
SoftPot Membrane Potentiometer - 50mm
SKU: SF-SEN-08680 | Brand: SparkFun
These are very thin variable potentiometers. By pressing down on various parts of the strip, the resistance linearly changes from 100Ohms to 10,000Ohms allowing the user to very accurately calculate the relative posit...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
2-Axis Joystick
SKU: AF-245 | Brand: Adafruit
The 2-Axis Joystick provides analogue input for your projects using two independent 10K potentiometers — one per axis. It reports position as either voltage or resistance, making it compatible with a wide range of mic...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Sensor Trimpot ELECFREAKS PlanetX
SKU: EF-EF05018 | Brand: ElecFreaks
An analogue trimpot (trimmer potentiometer) sensor module from the ELECFREAKS PlanetX series, designed for use with micro:bit via RJ11 connection. The potentiometer provides stepless rotation over a 0°–300° range, out...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Slide Potentiometer with Knob - 75mm Long - 10KΩ
SKU: AF-4219 | Brand: Adafruit
This 75mm slide potentiometer is a linear 10KΩ pot with a smooth, satisfying action and an included grippy plastic knob with a white position marker. Use it as a voltage divider, input control, or anywhere you need a ...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
SparkFun Thumb Joystick Breakout
SKU: SF-BOB-09110 | Brand: SparkFun
This is the breakout board for the thumb joystick. Pins are broken out to a 0.1" header and includes 4 mounting holes in the corners.
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
PSP 2-Axis Analog Thumb Joystick
SKU: AF-444 | Brand: Adafruit
Add a tiny joystick to your project with this PSP thumbstick. This is a replacement component for PSP1000's, but we think they'd make for a great little joystick/thumbstick add-on for a wearable, or portable pro...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Panel Mount 10K Dual Log Potentiometer w/ On-Off Switch [10K Dual Log w Switch]
SKU: AF-3482 | Brand: Adafruit
This Panel Mount 10K Dual Logarithmic Potentiometer w/ On-Off Switch is a two-in-one; you get a dual-ganged potentiometer and an on-off switch. For the potentiometer-half, you've got a dual standard log-t...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Octopus Linear Slider Potentiometer Brick
SKU: EF-EF04061 | Brand: ElecFreaks
A linear sliding potentiometer module from the ElecFreaks Octopus series. Provides an analogue voltage output proportional to the slider position, making it useful as a variable input for controlling volume, brightnes...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Gravity: Joystick Module V2
SKU: DF-DFR0061 | Brand: DFRobot
The Gravity Joystick Module V2 provides two-axis analogue control (X and Y) plus a digital push-button switch. Connect the two analogue outputs and one digital output to your Arduino or other microcontroller for intui...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun