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.
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 Mon 9 Nov
Black Rubber Joystick Nubbin Cap for Navigation Joystick
SKU: AF-4697 | Brand: Adafruit
A black rubber cap designed to fit standard 5-way navigation joysticks, providing a comfortable grip surface with directional etching. Presses on firmly and is easy to clean with mild soap and water. Compatible with ...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
Mini Mountable Analog Joystick
SKU: PI-COM-B003 | Brand: Pimoroni
If you want to be a smooth operator then analog input is essential! This mini operators' joystick uses two 10KΩ potentiometers and a spring-back system for the X and Y axes making it a great input devi...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
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 Mon 9 Nov
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 Mon 9 Nov
Metal Knob - 14x24mm - Silver
SKU: SF-COM-10001 | Brand: SparkFun
Knobs are a great way to finish off your project and make it easier to adjust the level of your death ray. This knob mates to a 0.25" shaft. The knob slides onto the potentiometer and holds tightly with a strong frict...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
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 Mon 9 Nov
Rotary Potentiometer - 100 kΩ
SKU: PI-COM1005 | Brand: Pimoroni
You'll find these rotary potentiometers in our Maker Essentials kit, but they're so useful we decided to offer them on their own! Pair them with something like our Explorer HAT Pro or Explorer pHAT to rea...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
5K Spectrol 25 Turn Trimpot
SKU: TB-RT4648 | Brand: Little Bird
This 5KΩ Spectrol trimpot is an industrial-quality sealed multi-turn trimmer potentiometer. With 25 turns of adjustment range, it provides precise resistance setting far beyond what a single-turn pot can achieve — ide...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
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 Mon 9 Nov
White Push On Style Knob
SKU: TB-HK7715 | Brand: Little Bird
These knobs just push on to a standard 0.25 (1/4) shaft. - No more messy screws. - Complete with coloured cap. Specifications Colour / Finish ...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
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 Mon 9 Nov
Digital Potentiometer - 10K
SKU: SF-COM-10613 | Brand: SparkFun
A digital potentiometer that lets you control a voltage divider with serial signals from your microcontroller. Wire it up like a standard potentiometer, then use digital commands to adjust the wiper position — no mech...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
Black Knob - 15x19mm
SKU: SF-COM-09998 | Brand: SparkFun
Knobs are a great way to finish off your project and make it easier to adjust the level of your death ray. This knob mates to a 0.25" shaft with a set screw.
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
Gravity: Analog Slide Position (Potentiometer) Sensor For Arduino
SKU: DF-DFR0053 | Brand: DFRobot
This arduino Slide Position Sensor is based on straight-slip slide potentiometer sensor. The sensor is able to give provide the position of the slider which is often considered as a linear potentiometer . The ...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
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 Mon 9 Nov
Potentiometer Control Rotary Knob Yellow
SKU: LB-LS0068 | Brand: Little Bird
The knob is designed to set directly on the potentiometer's ridges so it's an easy & secure fit. It has a nice feel, with a solid grip, tweaking it is quite fulfillingThis is the yellow version and it has a nice deep ...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
Grey Push On Style Knob
SKU: TB-HK7717 | Brand: Little Bird
These knobs just push on to a standard 0.25 (1/4) shaft. - No more messy screws. - Complete with coloured cap. Specifications Colour / Finish ...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
Yellow Push On Style Knob
SKU: TB-HK7713 | Brand: Little Bird
A push-on style control knob with a yellow colour-coded cap and pointer line marking. Simply pushes onto a standard 1/4" (6.35 mm) D-shaft — no set screws required. Specifications Shaft Type – 1/4" with flattened s...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov
Soft Potentiometer Kit from PlugWear
SKU: AF-2273 | Brand: Adafruit
This soft potentiometer is an interesting way to add an adjustable resistor / slide potentiometer to your wearable. You can use it to adjust the brightness of an LED, or as a sensor input to your Flora or Gemma. When ...
Delivered by Mon 9 Nov