Features
■ Carbon element
■ Metal housing
■ 15-60 mm travel
■ Single and dual gang
■ Center detent option
■ Dust cover option
■ RoHS compliant*
PTA Series - Low Profi le Slide Potentiometer
*RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC Jan. 27, 2003 including annex and RoHS Recast 2011/65/EU June 8, 2011.
Specifi cations are subject to change without notice.
The device characteristics and parameters in this data sheet can and do vary in different applications and actual device performance may vary over time.
Users should verify actual device performance in their specifi c applications.
Electrical Characteristics
Taper .................................... Linear, audio
Standard Resistance Range
.......................1 K ohms to 1 M ohms
Standard Resistance Tolerance .....±20 %
Residual Resistance
.......................500 ohms or 1 % max.
Insulation Resistance
........ Min. 100 megohms at 250 V DC
Environmental Characteristics
Operating Temperature
...................................-10 °C to +50 °C
Power Rating, Linear
15 mm ....0.05 W (0.025 W Dual Gang)
20 mm .......................... 0.1 W (0.05 W)
30 mm ............................ 0.2 W (0.1 W)
45 mm ...................... 0.25 W (0.125 W)
60 mm ...................... 0.25 W (0.125 W)
Power Rating, Audio
15 mm ..0.025 W (0.015 W Dual Gang)
20 mm ...................... 0.05 W (0.025 W)
30 mm .......................... 0.1 W (0.05 W)
45 mm ...................... 0.125 W (0.06 W)
60 mm ...................... 0.125 W (0.06 W)
Maximum Operating Voltage, Linear
15 mm .................................. 100 V DC
20-60 mm ............................. 200 V DC
Maximum Operating Voltage, Audio
15 mm .................................... 50 V DC
20-60 mm ............................. 150 V DC
Withstand Voltage, Audio
............................... 1 Min. at 300 V AC
Sliding Noise ................ 100 mV maximum
Tracking Error ..............3 dB at -40 to 0 dB
Mechanical Characteristics
Operating Force ............. 30 to 250 g-cm
Stop Strength .....................5 kg-cm min.
Sliding Life ......................... 15,000 cycles
Soldering Condition
........... 300 °C max. within 3 seconds
Travel .................... 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 mm
Lever Style & Product Dimensions
DIMENSIONS:
MM
(INCHES)
How To Order
PTA 15 4 3 - 2 0 10 DP B 203
Model
Stroke Length
• 15 = 15 mm
• 20 = 20 mm
• 30 = 30 mm
• 45 = 45 mm
• 60 = 60 mm
Dust Cover Option
• 4 = No Dust Cover
• 5 = Rubber
Dust Cover**
No. of Gangs
• 3 = Single Gang
• 4 = Dual Gang
Pin Style
• 2 = PC Pins Down Facing
Center Detent Option
• 0 = No Detent
• 2 = Center Detent
Standard Lever Length
(See Table)
• 10 = 10 mm (CI Lever)
• 15 = 15 mm (DP, CP and CI)
Lever Style
• DP = Metal Lever (Refer to Drawing)
• CP = Metal Lever (Refer to Drawing)
• CI = Insulated Lever
(Refer to Drawing)
Resistance Taper
• A = Audio Taper
• B = Linear Taper
Resistance Code (See Table)
Other styles available.
** Part numbers with dust covers must be
mounted with screws to a panel to prevent
issues with the dust cover during usage.
Standard Resistance Table
Resistance Resistance
(Ohms) Code
1,000 102
2,000 202
5,000 502
10,000 103
20,000 203
50,000 503
100,000 104
200,000 204
500,000 504
1,000,000 105
Derating Curve
Ambient Temperature (°C)
20 40 50 60 70 80 90 1003010
0
20
33
40
60
80
100
0
Rating Power Ratio (%)
45°
DP METAL LEVER
CP METAL LEVER
CI INSULATED LEVER
Actuator Styles
1.0
(.039)
1.0
(.039)
15.0
(.590)
10.0
(.393)
4.0
(.157)
3.0
(.118)
5.0
(.196)
6.6
(.259)
3.0
(.118)
R0.4 2 PLCS.
5.0
5.0
(.196)
4.0
(.157)
15.0
(.590)
10.0
(.393)
1.0
(.039)
10.0
(.393)
4.0
(.157)
5.0
(.196)
6.6
(.259)
2.0
(.087)
1.0
(.039)
1.8
(.070)
1.2
(.047)
*RoHS COMPLIANT
Optional Dust Cover
NOTE: DUST COVER HAS ADHESIVE BACK.
59 ± 0.5
(2.323 ± .020)
0.3 ± 0.1
(.0118 ± .004)
T =
8.2 ± 0.2
(.323 ± .008)
