PSC-15

15-mm cermet SMD potentiometer

The PSC-15 cermet potentiometers offer control where frequent adjustment is required. The shaftless design allows for employment of different engagement mechanisms, such as a customized shaft, a motor control or a human interface adjustment.

  ■  Excellent performance (up to 3% linearity)
  ■  Cermet resistive element
  ■  Up to 38 mechanical detents for tactile feedback
  ■  IP54 protection
  ■  Embossed tape packaging according to IEC 60286-3:2007
  ■  Wiper positioned at initial, 50% or fully clockwise
  ■  Linear, logarithmic and antilogarithmic tapers (PSC-15)
  ■  Self extinguishable plastic (UL 94V-0)
  ■  Locating pins for accurate PCB positioning
  ■  Low torque version available
  ■  Shaft and knobs
  ■  Controlled linearity up to 3% on request





KEY FEATURES





SPECIFICATIONS



Taper¹ Lin, Log, Alog
Range of values¹ Lin - 100Ω ≤ Rn ≤ 5MΩ
Log, Alog - 1KΩ ≤ Rn ≤ 5MΩ
Tolerance¹ 100Ω ≤ Rn ≤ 1MΩ - ± 20%
1MΩ < Rn ≤ 5MΩ - ± 30%
Max. Voltage Lin - 250 Vdc
Log, Alog - 125 Vdc
Nominal power 70°C (158°F)
Lin - 0.50 W
Log, Alog - 0.25 W
Residual resistance¹ ≤ 0.5% Rn (5Ω min.)
Equivalent noise resistance ≤ 3% Rn (3Ω min.)
Operating temperature1 -40°C to +90°C
(-40°F to +194°F)

1 Others available on request

Mechanical rotation angle¹ 265° ± 5°
Electrical rotation angle² 240° ± 20°
Torque Rotational - 0.5 to 2.5 Ncm (0.7 to 3.4 in-oz)
Stop > 10 Ncm (>14 in-oz)
Life² Up to 10k cycles

1 Endless rotation available: STS-15 2 Others check availability

Test method (CEI 393-1) ΔR(%) - typical test results
Electrical life 1.000h at 50°C; 0.15W
1.000h at 70°C; 0.33W
n/a
±5%
Mechanical life 1000 cycles at 10 to 15 cpm ±3% (Rn < 1 M)
Temperature coefficient -40°C; +90°C
-40°C; +85°C
-25°C; +70°C
±100 ppm/°C (Rn < 100K)
n/a
n/a
Thermal cycling 16h at 90°C and 2h at -40°C ±2.5%
Damp heat 500h at 40°C and 95% relative humidity (RH) ±5%
Vibration 2h each plane at 10Hz - 55Hz ±2%
Storage 6 month at 23°C ±2°C and 50% RH ±5%

Out of range values may not comply with these results. Standard test conditions: temperature:23°C ±2°C and 45% to 70% RH



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    /- rotors:rotors -/ /- mouting:mouting -/ /- resistive-value:resistive-value -/ /- taper:taper -/ /- tolerance:tolerance -/ /- life-cycle:life-cycle -/ /- open-circuit:open-circuit -/ /- stop-positions:stop-positions -/ /- flammability:flammability -/ /- shaft-thumbwheel:shaft-thumbwheel -/ /- rotor-shaft-color:rotor-shaft-color -/ /- wiper-position:wiper-position -/ /- torque:torque -/ /- packaging:packaging -/ /$ %torque% () $/ /$ %leadsmaterial% (-S) $/ /$ %rotorshaftcolor% () $/ /? life-cycle:Extra Long; ; (-L) %torque% ?/ /@ life-cycle:Extra Long; torque("Standard") @/ /@ life-cycle:Long; torque("Standard") @/ /@ life-cycle:Extra Long; torque("Select") @/ /@ life-cycle:-U; torque("Standard") @/ /@ life-cycle:-U; torque("Low") @/ /? rotors:L; () %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /? rotors:N; () %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /? rotors:G; () %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /? rotors:M; () %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /? rotors:C; () %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /? rotors:F; () %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /? rotors:R; () %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /? mouting:V24; () %leadsmaterial% ?/ /@ rotors:T; rotor-shaft-color("Select" "Natural" "Black" "Blue" "Brown" "Cream" "Green" "Grey" "Red" "White" "Yellow") @/ /@ rotors:Z; mouting("V02" "V12" "V15" "V17" "V18" "V20" "V24" "V21" "V22" "V23" "V25") @/ /@ rotors:W; shaft-thumbwheel("Select" "Fig. 4") @/ /@ rotors:X; shaft-thumbwheel("Select" "Fig. 4") @/ /? rotors:T; (-NA) %rotorshaftcolor% ?/ /@ rotors:Y; shaft-thumbwheel("Select" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:Z; shaft-thumbwheel("Select" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:L; shaft-thumbwheel("Select" "Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:N; shaft-thumbwheel("Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:G; shaft-thumbwheel("Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:M; shaft-thumbwheel("Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:C; shaft-thumbwheel("Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:F; shaft-thumbwheel("Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:R; shaft-thumbwheel("Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ rotors:T; shaft-thumbwheel("Fig. 4" "Fig. 1" "Fig. 2" "Fig. 3" "Fig. 5" "Fig. 6" "Fig. 7" "Fig. 8" "Fig. 9" "Fig. 10" "Fig. 11" "Fig. 12" "Fig. 15" "Fig. 17" "Fig. 18" "Fig. 19" "Fig. 20" "Fig. 21" "Fig. 22" "Fig. 23" "Fig. 25" "Fig. 27" "Fig. 28" "Fig. 29") @/ /@ mouting:V17; packaging("Magazines") @/ /@ mouting:V18; packaging("Magazines" "Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:V20; packaging("Magazines" "Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:V22; packaging("Magazines" "Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:V25; packaging("Magazines") @/ /@ mouting:V24; packaging("Magazines" "Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:H01; packaging("Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:H05; packaging("Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:H25; packaging("Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:H02; packaging("Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:H04; packaging("Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:H10; packaging("Embossed tape") @/ /@ mouting:V12; packaging("Embossed tape") @/ /% PSC15*rotors**mouting*-*resistive-value**taper**tolerance**life-cycle**stop-positions**shaft-thumbwheel**rotor-shaft-color**wiper-position**torque**packaging* %/