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

Potentiometers

Total rotational angle 300°±5°

Rotary

Rotational torque 2 to 15mN・m

Operating life 15,000 cycles

Potentiometers
Slide

Operating temperature range −10℃ to ＋70℃

Product Line
Number of Control part Length of the shaft Center Total resistance Resistance Minimum order unit（pcs.） Drawing
Shaft type Products No.
resistor elements orientation LM1（mm） detent （k Ω） taper Japan Export No.
Metal Shaft

With RK12L1230C1K
25
Without RK12L1230C0Q
Vertical 1
With RK12L123000G
Dual-unit
30 1B
Insulated

for tone
Shaft

Without RK12L1230A08

Flat With 10 800 1,600 RK12L1210C1T 2

Horizontal 30
RK12L1210C0V
Operating
Knob

25 RK12L12C0A0E 1
Vertical Without
Dual-unit
30 15A RK12L12C0A0G
for vol.
Shaft Type
Through

Horizontal 30 RK12L12A0C0R 2

Note
Other varieties are also available. Refer to“Other Specifications”(P.323).
Ring Type

Packing Specifications
Tray
Number of packages（pcs.） Export package
1 case / Japan 1 case / export packing measurements（mm）

800 1,600 543×377×250

Refer to P.323 for other specifications.

Refer to P.324 for ordering products not listed.
Refer to P.331 for soldering conditions.

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Dimensions Unit:mm

PC board mounting hole dimensions

No. Photo Style
（Viewed from mounting side）

Vertical LM1 25 30
RK12L123（For tone control） ℓ1 12 12

RK12L12C（For vol. control） LM1 12 13

(8.6)
R1 60
˚

Potentiometers
2

2.1
2
5.4 5.5

11
6

Rotary
1

ø6
4.5

9.5
R3
2
6

0.6
6-ø0.8 hole
0.3 10
Mounting

Potentiometers
(3.2) (13)
surface
(3.5) Shaft shown in

Slide
full CCW position

Horizontal 30 12

RK12L121（For tone control）

(8.6) 12 ˚
60
RK12L12A（For vol. control） 3.3

6
ø6
4.5

9.5
10

(3.2)

R3
2

12.2

10
2
6

Metal Shaft
0.3

2
(3.5)

0.6 (14) 6-ø0.8 hole

2 2.1
2.6
5.9 Shaft shown in
full CCW position

Insulated
Shaft
Terminal Layout / Circuit Diagram

3 3

Operating
Knob
2 2

21 1 2 3 3
Outer： R1 1 2 3
Inner ：R2 1 2 3 1 1

Shaft Type
Through
12mm Size Insulated Shaft Snap-in Type / Other Specifications

Ring Type
In addition to the Product Line, we accommodate the following specifications. Combinations not included in the Product Line are treated as
semi-standard products.
se

Total Resistance Variety

Total resistance（k Ω） 5 10 20 50 100 200

Resistance Taper
Resistance taper 15A 1B 3B 15C

Shaft Variety Unit:mm

LM1
LM1

Style
R1
R1

Vertical Horizontal

LM1 15 20 25 30
Shaft
variety
ℓ1 4.5 7 12 12

Note
Marked are specifications recommended by Alps Alpine.

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In addition to the Product Line, we accommodate the following specifications. Combinations not included in the Product Line are treated as
semi-standard products. Please refer to the notation example below.

Sample Part Number

R K 1 2 L 1 2 C 0 F 3 0 C 0 A 5 0 3

Model type
Potentiometers
Rotary

Code Model type

1 Horizonta for tone

3 Vertical for tone

Potentiometers

A Horizontal for vol.

Slide

C Vertical for vol.

Shaft type
Code Shaft type
Metal Shaft

F Flat

＊Only available in flat format.

Length of the shaft LM1（mm）

Insulated
Shaft

Length of the Length of the

Code Code
shaft shaft
15 15 25 25

20 20 30 30
Operating
Knob

Detent
Code Center detent
Shaft Type
Through

C0 Without

C1 With
Ring Type

Resistance taper
100 100
Code Resistance taper Code Resistance taper
J

90 90
G 100 (%)

100 (%)

A 15A C 15C 80 80

70 70
B 1B V 3B
Input volt. across term. 1-3 G

60 60
Output volt.across term.2-3
Output volt.across term.1-2

B: For tone & general（Model type : 1, 3）

Input volt. across term. 1-3

50
V: For vol.（Model type : A, C）
50

40 40

30 30
)
1B
)
3B

A) C(1
B(

20 15 20 5C
l)(

A( )
ro
nt
co
ol.

10 10
(v
V

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

Term."1" Rotation travel (%) J Term."3" Term."1" Rotation travel (%) J Term."3"
Total resistance
Total resistance Total resistance
Code Code
（k Ω） （k Ω）
502 5 503 50

103 10 104 100

203 20 204 200

Note
Marked are specifications recommended by Alps Alpine.

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List of Varieties

Type 9mm size 11mm size 12mm size 14mm size

RK09K11
RK09Y11L RK11K RK12L12 RK14K
Series RK09D11
Single-unit Single-unit Single-unit Dual-unit Dual-unit

Photo
Potentiometers

Control part orientation

Rotary

Vertical / Horizontal Horizontal Vertical / Horizontal

Bushing Without With Without With

Potentiometers

Operating temperature range −10℃ to ＋70℃

Slide

Operating life 5,000 cycles 1,000,000 cycles 15,000 cycles

Available for automotive

ー ー ー ー ー
use

Life cycle
Metal Shaft

Total resistance 5, 10, 20, 50, 100,

10 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200
（k Ω） 200

Resistance taper 15A, 1B, 3B, 15C B 15A, 1B, 3B, 15C

Total resistance
±20％ ±30％ ±20％
tolerance
Insulated
Shaft

Rated power 0.05W 0.01W 0.05W

Maximum operating 50V AC 50V AC 50V AC 50V AC

voltage 20V DC 5V DC 20V DC for AC only
Operating

Electrical
Knob

performance

For volume control −40dB to 0dB 3dB max.

Gang error ー ー ー
For tone control within 2dB max. at center
Shaft Type
Through

Insulation 100MΩ min.

100MΩ min. 250V DC 100MΩ min. 250V DC
resistance 500V DC

500V AC
Voltage proof 250V AC for 1minute 300V AC for 1minute
for 1minute
Ring Type

Without / With
Center-taps Without Without / With Without
（Volume control）

Detent Without, Center Without Without, Center Without Without, Center

Without bushing 0.5N・m

Stopper strength 0.3N・m ー 0.5N・m 0.6N・m
With bushing 0.6N・m
Mechanical
performance
Push-pull strength 50N max. 30N max. 80N max.

10 to 55 to 10Hz/min., the amplitude is 1.5mm for all the frequencies,

Vibration
in the 3 direction of X, Y and Z and for 2 hours respectively

Flat type, Knob type,

Shaft configuration Flat type
Screwdriver type

Terminal style Insertion

313 319 322 325

Page 318
329 (for Mixers)
329 (for Mixers) 329 (for Mixers) 329 (for Mixers)

Insulated Shaft Potentiometers Soldering Conditions・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 331

Potentiometers Cautions・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 384
Potentiometers Measurement and Test Methods・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 386
Potentiometers Resistance Taper・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 388
Note
● Indicates applicability to all products in the series.

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 Insulated Shaft Potentiometers / Soldering Conditions

Reference for Manual Soldering

Series Tip temperature Soldering time No. of solders

RK09D, RK09K, RK09Y11L,

350℃ max. 3s max. 1 time
RK11K, RK12L, RK14K

Reference for Dip Soldering

Preheating Dip soldering
Series No. of solders
Soldering surface temperature Heating time Soldering temperature Soldering time

Potentiometers
Rotary
RK12L 100℃ 1 min. max. 260℃ max. 5s max. 2 time max.

Potentiometers
Slide
Metal Shaft
Insulated
Shaft
Operating
Knob
Shaft Type
Through
Ring Type

331