RK12L 12mm Size Insulated Shaft Snap-in Type High performance 12mm wide type Typical Specifications Items Specifications Total resistance tolerance 20 Maximum operating voltage 50V AC for AC only Rotary Potentiometers Total rotational angle 3005 2 to 15mNm Operating life 15,000 cycles Operating temperature range Slide Potentiometers Rotational torque -10 to 70 Product Line Number of resistor elements Mounting direction Shaft type Length of the shaft LM1mm Center detent 50 1B 30 10 15A 25 20 1,000 2,000 Without Vertical type 1B 800 1,600 Dual-unit 30 15A 50 15C RK12L1210C0R 1,200 2,400 Without 10 For vol. Horizontal type 800 1,600 2 RK12L12C0A0G 20 RK12L12C0A0A 10 RK12L12A0C0R 1 Ring Type Note Through Shaft Type 15A 30 RK12L12C0C0V RK12L12C0A0E 25 Vertical type 1 Knob Operating 10 Flat 15 2 RK12L1230C1M RK12L123000E 50 Horizontal type RK12L1230C0K RK12L1230C0T For tone Drawing No. Insulated Shaft With Products No. Metal Shaft 20 Minimum order unitpcs. Total resistance Resistance Application k taper Japan Export Other varieties are also available. Refer to"Other Specifications"(P.358). Packing Specifications Tray Number of packagespcs. Length of the shaft LM1mm 1 case / Japan 1 case / export packing 15 1,200 2,400 20 1,000 2,000 25, 30 800 1,600 Export package measurementsmm 543x377x250 Refer to P.358 for other specifications. Refer to P.359 for ordering products not listed. Refer to P.366 for soldering conditions. 357 RK12L 12mm Size Insulated Shaft Snap-in Type Dimensions Unit:mm Photo Style 12 30 (8.6) 12 60 12.2 9.5 (3.2) 10 LM1 R1 15 4.5 20 7 Shaft shown in full CCW position 25 12 30 12 60 R1 R3 0.6 Metal Shaft Mounting surface (3.2) (3.5) 2 o6 4.5 6 2 5.4 5.5 13 12 LM1 (8.6) 2 6-o0.8 hole 2.1 9.5 Slide Potentiometers 5.9 Vertical type RK12L123For tone control RK12L12CFor vol. control 2 (14) 2.1 (3.5) 0.3 0.6 2 2.6 11 1 R3 Rotary Potentiometers 4.5 6 3.3 2 6 10 Horizontal type RK12L121For tone control RK12L12AFor vol. control o6 No. PC board mounting hole dimensions Viewed from mounting side 2 6 10 0.3 (13) 6-o0.8 hole Shaft shown in full CCW position Insulated Shaft Terminal Layout / Circuit Diagram 3 3 Knob Operating 2 2 21 1 2 3 3 Through Shaft Type Outer R1 1 2 3 Inner R2 1 2 3 1 1 12mm Size Insulated Shaft Snap-in Type / Other Specifications Ring Type In addition to the products listed, we can accommodate the follow specifications. Total Resistance Variety Total resistancek 5 10 20 50 100 200 Resistance Taper Resistance taper 15A 1B 3B 15C Shaft Variety Unit:mm LM1 LM1 Style R1 R1 Vertical type Shaft variety LM1 15 20 25 30 1 4.5 7 12 12 Note Marked are specifications recommended by Alps Alpine. 358 Horizontal type 12mm Size Insulated Shaft Snap-in Type / Ordering Products Not Listed When ordering product varieties that are not listed, specify referring to the examples below. Sample Part Number R K 1 2 L 1 2 C 0 F 3 0 C 0 A 5 0 3 Code Rotary Potentiometers Model type Model type Horizontal type for tone Vertical type for tone A Horizontal type for vol. C Vertical type for vol. Slide Potentiometers 1 3 Shaft type Shaft type F Flat Metal Shaft Code Only available in flat format. Length of the shaft Code Code Insulated Shaft Length of the shaft LM1mm Length of the shaft 15 25 25 20 30 30 Knob Operating 15 20 Detent Center detent C0 Without C1 With Through Shaft Type Code Ring Type B: For tone & generalModel type : 1, 3 V: For vol.Model type : A, C J 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 Term."1" Total resistance Code Total resistance k Code Total resistance k 502 5 503 50 103 10 104 100 203 20 204 200 A) 15 A( 20 30 40 50 100 Output volt.across term.2-3 100 (%) Input volt. across term. 1-3 G 3B ) V 70 1B 1B Output volt.across term.1-2 B 80 3B ) 15C B( C l)( 15A 90 nt ro J A 100 co Resistance taper (v ol. Code V Resistance taper Input volt. across term. 1-3 Code G 100 (%) Resistance taper 60 Rotation travel (%) 70 J 80 90 100 Term."3" 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 C(1 5C 20 ) 10 100 90 Term."1" 80 70 60 50 40 30 Rotation travel (%) J 20 10 0 Term."3" Note Marked are specifications recommended by Alps Alpine. 359 Insulated Shaft Potentiometers List of Varieties Type Series 9mm size 11mm size 12mm size 14mm size RK09K11 RK09D11 RK09K12 RK09Y11L RK11K RK12L12 RK14K Single-unit Dual-unit Single-unit Single-unit Dual-unit Dual-unit Photo Rotary Potentiometers Terminal mounting Vertical / Horizontal Bushing Horizontal Vertical / Horizontal Without With / Without Slide Potentiometers Operating temperature range Without With / Without -10 to 70 Operating life 5,000 cycles 10,000 cycles 1,000,000 cycles Available for automotive use 15,000 cycles Life cycle Metal Shaft Insulated Shaft Knob Operating Electrical performance Total resistance k 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 10 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 Resistance taper 15A, 1B, 3B, 15C B 15A, 1B, 3B, 15C Total resistance tolerance 20 30 30 20 Rated power 0.05W 0.03W 0.01W 0.05W Maximum operating voltage 50V AC 20V DC 50V AC for AC only 50V AC 5V DC -40dB to 0dB 3dB max. Gang error Through Shaft Type Ring Type Mechanical performance 50V AC 20V DC 50V AC for AC only Volume control -40dB to 0dB 3dB max. For tone control within 2dB at center Insulation resistance 100M min. 250V DC 100M min. 500V DC 100M min. 250V DC Voltage proof 250V AC for 1minute 500V AC for 1minute 300V AC for 1minute Center-taps Without Without / With Without Without / With Volume control Detent Without, Center Without Without, Center Without Without, Center Stopper strength 0.3Nm Without bushing 0.5Nm With bushing 0.6Nm 0.5Nm 0.6Nm Push-pull strength 50N max. 30N max. Vibration Shaft configuration 10 to 55 to 10Hz/min., the amplitude is 1.5mm for all the frequencies, in the 3 direction of X, Y and Z and for 2 hours respectively Flat type, Knob type, Screwdriver type Flat type Terminal style Page 80N max. Insertion 345 364 RK09D117 352 353 357 364 RK12L12H RK12L127 360 Insulated Shaft Potentiometers Soldering Conditions 366 Potentiometers Cautions 418 Potentiometers Measurement and Test Methods 420 Potentiometers Resistance Taper 422 Note Indicates applicability to all products in the series. 344 Insulated Shaft Potentiometers / Soldering Conditions Reference for Manual Soldering Series RK09D, RK09K, RK09Y11L, RK11K, RK12L, RK14K Tip temperature Soldering time No. of solders 350 max. 3s max. 1 time Reference for Dip Soldering Rotary Potentiometers Slide Potentiometers Metal Shaft Insulated Shaft Knob Operating Through Shaft Type Ring Type 366 Series RK12L Preheating Dip soldering Soldering surface temperature Heating time Soldering temperature Soldering time 100 1 min. max. 260 max. 5s max. No. of solders 2 time max.