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Features
■
Carbon element
■
Plain or knurled shaft option
■
Metal bushing
■
Metal shaft
■
Rear solder lugs
■
Compact size
■
Dual gang option
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PDB181-GTR Series - 17 mm Guitar Potentiometer
Electrical Characteristics
Taper.................................. Linear, audio
Standard Resistance Range
......................10 K ohms to 1 M ohms
Standard Resistance Tolerance....±20 %
Residual Resistance ................ 1 % max.
Environmental Characteristics
Operating Temperature
..................................-10 °C to +50 °C
Power Rating
Linear ..................................... 0.2 watt
Dual Section ................. 0.125 watt
Audio...................................... 0.1 watt
Dual Section ................... 0.06 watt
Maximum Operating Voltage
Linear .........................................200 V
Audio..........................................150 V
Sliding Noise........................47 mV max.
Mechanical Characteristics
Mechanical Angle ................... 300 ° ±5 °
Rotational Torque ..........10 to 150 gf-cm
Stop Strength..................... 5 kg-cm min.
Rotational Life...................15,000 cycles
Soldering Condition
............ 260 °C max. within 3 seconds
Hardware .............. Two flat washers and
two mounting nuts supplied
per potentiometer
16.5
(.650)
DIA.
Product Dimensions
PDB181-GTR01
PDB181-GTR02
9.3
(.366)
9.5
(.374)
19.0
(.748)
6.0
(.236)
1.0
1.5
(.059) (.039)
6.00
(.236)
DIA.
KNURLED
SHAFT
PDB182-GTR01
PDB182-GTR02
11.3
(.445)
9.5
(.374)
19.0
(.748)
6.0
(.236)
1.0
1.5
(.059) (.039)
6.00
(.236)
DIA.
KNURLED
SHAFT
C0.5
18 TEETH
6.00
DIA.
(.236)
PLAIN
SHAFT
3/8”NEF
C0.5
18 TEETH
6.00
DIA.
(.236)
PLAIN
SHAFT
17.0
DIA.
(.669)
30 ° ± 10 °
FULL
CW
17.0
DIA.
(.669)
30 ° ± 10 °
FULL
CW
1
3
2
2
3
1
PINOUT FOR “A” AND “B” TAPERS
PINOUT FOR “C” TAPER
1
3
2
2
3
1
PINOUT FOR “A” AND “B” TAPERS
PINOUT FOR “C” TAPER
5.00
(.197)
5.00
(.197)
2.0
(.079)
5.00
(.197)
5.00
(.197)
2.0
(.079)
Derating Curve
Rating Power Ratio (%)
100
80
60
40
33
20
0
3 PLCS.
2.1
(.083)
3.7
3 PLCS.
(.146)
5.00
(.197)
DIA.
5.00
(.197)
3 PLCS.
2.1
(.083)
3.7
3 PLCS.
(.146)
5.00
(.197)
DIA.
5.00
(.197)
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Ambient Temperature (°C)
PDB18x-GTR03
PDB18x-GTR04
27.5
(1.083)
6.0
(.236)
1.0
1.0
(.039)
(.039)
6.00
(.236)
DIA.
KNURLED
SHAFT
(LONG)
TOLERANCES:
10.0 ~ 100
±0.5
10.0
±0.3
=
=
UNDER
(.394 ~ 3.937) (±.020)
(.394) (±.012)
Hardware
NUT
3/8”NEF
9.5 ± 0.3
(.374 ± .012)
DIA.
WASHER
19.0
(.748)
DIMENSIONS:
MM
(INCHES)
3/8”NEF
C0.5
18 TEETH
6.00
DIA.
(.236)
PLAIN
SHAFT
(LONG)
12.7 ± 0.5
(.472 ± .020
2.3 ± 0.2
(.091 ± .008)
12.0 ± 0.5
DIA.
(.472 ± .020)
*RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC Jan. 27, 2003 including annex and RoHS Recast 2011/65/EU June 8, 2011.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Customers should verify actual device performance in their specific applications.
Additional Features
■
Variety of resistance values
■
Audio or linear taper option
■
RoHS compliant*
PDB181-GTR Series - 17 mm Guitar Potentiometer
Taper Charts
A Series Tapers
100
90
80
Terminal 1-2 Output Voltage
X 100 (%)
Terminal 1-3 Input Voltage
70
60
Circuit
Single Gang
How to Order
PDB18 1 - GTR 01 - 103 A2
Model
Number of Sections
1 = Single Section
2 = Dual Section
Guitar Pot Designator
Configuration
01 = Knurled Shaft/Solder Lugs
02 = Plain Shaft/Solder Lugs
03 = Knurled Shaft (Long)/Solder Lugs
04 = Plain Shaft (Long)/Solder Lugs
Resistance Code (See Table)
3
1
50
40
30
20
10
3
): A
2
3
Dual Gang
R1 1
2
A
(15
: A2
0A)
(1
Resistance Taper (See Taper Charts)
R2 1’
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Rotational Travel (%)
3’
Standard Resistance Table
Resistance
(Ohms)
10,000
25,000
50,000
100,000
250,000
300,000
500,000
1,000,000
Resistance
Code
103
253
503
104
254
304
504
105
2’
B0 Taper
100
90
80
Terminal 1-2 Output Voltage
X 100 (%)
Terminal 1-3 Input Voltage
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Rotational Travel (%)
C2 Taper
100
90
80
Terminal 1-2 Output Voltage
X 100 (%)
Terminal 1-3 Input Voltage
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Asia-Pacific:
Tel: +886-2 2562-4117 • Fax: +886-2 2562-4116
EMEA:
Tel: +36 88 520 390 • Fax: +36 88 520 211
The Americas:
Tel: +1-951 781-5500 • Fax: +1-951 781-5700
www.bourns.com
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Rotational Travel (%)
REV. 11/15
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Customers should verify actual device performance in their specific applications.