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2019-10-29 Rev. B

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Series 12VR

12mm Panel Potentiometer w/Illuminated Shaft



Compact 12mm package size



Single, dual and tri-color LED backlit shaft



Rotational life (30,000 cycles)



Switch life (20,000 cycles)



Variety of standard resistances & tapers

Applications



Consumer portable electronics



Commercial appliances



Instrument amplifiers and guitar effects



Keyboards and synthesizers



Communications equipment

Ordering Information

Code Spec.*

A3

15% Log

B1

linear

C3

15% Antilog

Code

Spec.

1

Red

2

Blue

3

Orange

4

White

5

Green

A

Blue/Orange

B

Green/Red

C

Blue/Green

D

Green/Orange

E

Blue/Red

T

Red/Green/Blue

Code

Spec.

H

Vertical/Rear Mount

Thread Bushing, PC Pins

S

Horizontal/Side Mount

Thread Bushing, PC Pins

Code Spec.

15

15 mm

20

20 mm

Code

Spec.

N

No Detent

Code

Spec.

B

Knurled

(18 teeth)

F

Flatted

Code

Spec.

502

5kΩ

103

10kΩ

203

20kΩ

503

50kΩ

104

100kΩ

254

250kΩ

* Other JIS tapers are available. See charts.

Code

Spec.

1

1-Color

(no switch)

2

2-Color

(w/switch)

3

3-Color

(w/switch)

Series

LED

Option

Terminal

Configuration

Shaft

Length

Shaft

Trim

LED

Color

Detent

Option

Resistance

Code

Resistance

Taper

12VR

3

H

20

B

T

N

103

B1