P170
Features:
100,000 cycle life
Switch option
Metal shaft / bushing
Conductive plastic element
RoHS compliant
Customizable
Description:
Our contacting panel potentiometers are designed for high quality, long lasting panel controls. We offer a wide product
range designed to serve both commercial applications and high performance position sensors with a wide variety of
features such as the P170 switch option.
Applications:
Audio/video controls
Industrial and commercial joysticks
Power supply
Controls for medical equipment
Pedal position
Model Styles
Side adjust, Solder lugs
Side adjust, Solder lugs with switch
Side adjust, PCB pins
Side adjust, PCB pins with switch
Top adjust, PCB pins
Top adjust, PCB pins with switch
Rear adjust, PCB pins
Rear adjust, PCB pins with switch
P170N
P170S
P170N2
P170S2
P170NP1
P170SP1
P170NPD
P170SPD
Ordering Information
General Note
TT Electronics reserves the right to make changes in product specification without
notice or liability. All information is subject to TT Electronics’ own data and is
considered accurate at time of going to print.
© TT electronics plc
TT Electronics | BI Technologies
4200 Bonita Place, Fullerton, CA 92835-1053 |Ph: +1 714 447 2300
www.ttelectronics.com | sensors@ttelectronics.com
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P170
Electrical Specifications
Resistance range, Ohms
Standard resistance tolerance
Residual resistance
Input voltage, maximum
Power rating, Watts
Dielectric strength
Insulation resistance, minimum
Sliding noise
Actual electrical travel, nominal
Switch contact resistance
Switch power rated
100-1M (for “B” taper), 5K-1M (for other tapers)
±20%
10 ohms max.
200 Vac max.
0.1W (“B” taper), 0.05W (other tapers)
500Vac, 1 minute
50M ohms at 500Vdc
100mV max.
240°
50M ohms max.
1.0A at 12 Vdc
Mechanical Specifications
Total mechanical travel
Static stop strength
Rotational torque
Switch rotational angle
260° ±10°
40 oz-in
0.5 to 1.25 oz-in
30° ±10°
Environmental Specifications
Operating temperature range
Rotational life (potentiometer)
Rotational life (switch)
-20°C to +70°C
100,000 cycles
15,000 cycles
General Note
TT Electronics reserves the right to make changes in product specification without
notice or liability. All information is subject to TT Electronics’ own data and is
considered accurate at time of going to print.
© TT electronics plc
TT Electronics | BI Technologies
4200 Bonita Place, Fullerton, CA 92835-1053 |Ph: +1 714 447 2300
www.ttelectronics.com | sensors@ttelectronics.com
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P170
Shaft Types
Shaft Position (F-Type Shaft)
Standard Resistance Values, Ohms
Circuit Diagram
General Note
TT Electronics reserves the right to make changes in product specification without
notice or liability. All information is subject to TT Electronics’ own data and is
considered accurate at time of going to print.
© TT electronics plc
TT Electronics | BI Technologies
4200 Bonita Place, Fullerton, CA 92835-1053 |Ph: +1 714 447 2300
www.ttelectronics.com | sensors@ttelectronics.com
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P170
Outline Drawings
General Note
TT Electronics reserves the right to make changes in product specification without
notice or liability. All information is subject to TT Electronics’ own data and is
considered accurate at time of going to print.
© TT electronics plc
TT Electronics | BI Technologies
4200 Bonita Place, Fullerton, CA 92835-1053 |Ph: +1 714 447 2300
www.ttelectronics.com | sensors@ttelectronics.com
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10/2016 Page 4
P170
Outline Drawings
General Note
TT Electronics reserves the right to make changes in product specification without
notice or liability. All information is subject to TT Electronics’ own data and is
considered accurate at time of going to print.
© TT electronics plc
TT Electronics | BI Technologies
4200 Bonita Place, Fullerton, CA 92835-1053 |Ph: +1 714 447 2300
www.ttelectronics.com | sensors@ttelectronics.com
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