47kΩ 0.5W Trimming Potentiometer – Cermet T7YB

Throughout the whole Making process, Prototyping is one of our favourites as you blend logic and creativity to bring your idea to life. As you work on your unique project and perhaps venture into brand-new territory, managing new circuits may get tricky. Electronics always require some trial and error, and as such, tools that offer adjustable variable values are vital and not at all new to the experienced Tinkerer. These handy 47kΩ 0.5W Trimming Potentiometers allow you to calibrate and make adjustments to your circuit after everything is put in place – or while you’re experimenting on a breadboard before a more permanent design.

The T7YB Trimming Potentiometer is an Electronics Components with a top-adjust cap for variable resistance up to 47kΩ at 0.5W. With an easy turn using your screwdriver, the wiper inside the unit moves to extend or reduce the length of resistive material which electricity must overcome before leaving the output pin. This results in a handy little unit that you can adjust on the fly. The T7 “Trimpot” offers anywhere between 470Ω (1% of Max Resistance) up to 47kΩ (Max Resistance), depending on how far you turn the adjusting screw.

Designed to offer specific resistance values for precision circuits, the T7YB Trimming Potentiometer is linear in style. Values increase and decrease linearly rather than logarithmically as the adjusting screw is turned. A single turn may go from minimum to maximum resistance. And while some Potentiometers are used for user controls and interfacing with machines or devices, these are particularly designed for installation onto PCB’s and into circuits. Makers use these easy 47kΩ 0.5W Trimming Potentiometers to perform calibrations while troubleshooting or to accommodate slightly differing values from other components in the circuit.

Typical Applications for These 47kΩ 0.5W Trimming Potentiometers:

As Makers who love working with predesigned Modules (as well as individual components), trimming potentiometers like this 47kΩ 0.5W “Trimpot” are certainly nothing new. We often use them to make adjustments on modules like Voltage Regulators and sensors. While prototyping, you may need to calibrate for different required voltages, sensing distances, weight ratings or other variables that would typically depend on the application.