Features Single and dual section control Metal shaft styles Carbon element Center and multiple detent options Wide range of resistance tapers Plain or knurled shaft options PDB18 Series - 17 mm Rotary Potentiometer Product Dimensions Electrical Characteristics Taper .................................... Linear, audio PDB181-K PDB181-A Standard Resistance Range L L 6.5 .......................1 K ohms to 1 M ohms 6.5 (.255) 2.0 (.255) Standard Resistance Tolerance .....20 % 2.0 (.078) (.078) Residual Resistance ................. 1 % max. 9.5 9.5 (.374) (.374) 6.0 6.0 Environmental Characteristics DIA. DIA. A (.236) A (.236) Operating Temperature ...-10 C to +50 C Power Rating Linear .....................................0.2 watt 2.0 1.0 Dual Section ..................0.125 watt 1.0 (.078) (.039) (.039) Audio ......................................0.1 watt 2.0 (.078) Dual Section ....................0.06 watt M7 x P0.75 18 TEETH 18 TEETH 16.5 DIA. KNURL M7 x P0.75 KNURL (.649) Maximum Operating Voltage Linear ........................................200 V 17.0 0.5 (.669) Audio .........................................150 V (.019) 3.6 Sliding Noise ........................ 47 mV max. (.141) Mechanical Characteristics 17.0 DIA. (.669) Mechanical Angle .................... 300 5 8.4 Rotational Torque .......... 10 to 150 gf-cm 13.5 (.330) Detent Torque ............... 150 to 500 g-cm (.531) 30 18.0 0.5 Stop Strength .....................5 kg-cm min. 1.2 (.708 .019) (.047) Rotational Life ...................15,000 cycles Soldering Condition ........... 260 C max. within 3 seconds Hardware ................. One at washer and 2.8 2.5 mounting nut supplied per 12.5 (.110) (.098) 4.0 3.6 potentiometer with bushing (.492) (.157) (.141) 15.0 (.590) 1 2 3 Derating Curve 8.4 1.0 4.0 (.330) (.039) (.157) 30 100 1.2 5.0 5.0 .047) 80 (.196) (.196) 60 40 33 SHAFT SHOWN IN CCW POSITION 20 0 MM 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 DIMENSIONS: (INCHES) Ambient Temperature (C) 1 2 3 2 1.0 (.039) 10.0 (.393) 1 3 SCHEMATIC SHAFT SHOWN IN CCW POSITION WARNING Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov *RoHS Directive 2015/863, Mar 31, 2015 and Annex. Specications are subject to change without notice. Users should verify actual device performance in their specic applications. The products described herein and this document are subject to specic disclaimers as set forth on the last page of this document, and at www.bourns.com/legal/disclaimer.pdf. *RoHS COMPLIANT Rating Power Ratio (%)Additional Features Applications Linear, audio and reverse audio taper Audio/TV sets options Ampliers/mixers/drum machines/ RoHS compliant* synthesizers PCs/monitors Appliances PDB18 Series - 17 mm Rotary Potentiometer Product Dimensions PDB181-B PDB181-E PDB181-D L L 6.5 6.5 L 6.5 (.255) 2.0 (.255) (.255) 2.0 (.078) (.078) 2.0 9.5 (.078) 9.5 (.374) 6.0 DIA. 9.5 DIA. (.374) A (.236) 6.0 DIA. (.374) A (.236) 6.0 A (.236) 16.5 DIA. 16.5 (.649) (.649) 1.0 2.0 DIA. 1.0 2.0 (.039) (.078) 2.0 (.039) (.078) 1.0 18 TEETH (.078) (.039) M7 x P0.75 KNURL 18 TEETH M7 x P0.75 M7 x P0.75 KNURL 18 TEETH KNURL 0.5 3.5 (.019) 17.0 (.137) DIA. 17.0 (.669) (.669) 17.0 DIA. 8.4 (.669) (.330) 7.8 30 1.2 (.307) (.047) 30 1.2 (.047) 23.0 0.5 (.905 .019) 9.0 2.8 (.354) (.110) 13.0 2.8 (.511) 11.5 (.110) 3.5 (.452) (.137) 1 2 3 3.5 1 2 3 5.0 (.137) 1.0 1.0 (.196) (.039) 2.5 5.0 5.0 (.039) (.098) SHAFT SHOWN IN CCW POSITION (.196) (.196) 15.0 (.590) MM SHAFT SHOWN IN CCW POSITION DIMENSIONS: (INCHES) 8.4 (.330) 30 1.2 (.047) 1 2 3 3.5 (.137) 10.0 (.393) SHAFT SHOWN IN CCW POSITION Specications are subject to change without notice. Users should verify actual device performance in their specic applications. The products described herein and this document are subject to specic legal disclaimers as set forth on the last page of this document, and at www.bourns.com/docs/legal/disclaimer.pdf.