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Bournes pots are cheaper at Allied. I just bought a bag of the 50K linear ones:

Allied# 754-2131  
Bournes# 91A1A-B24-B18L  

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> IMHO the Bourns ones are at least as hardy and you can still get 
> the 
> 91A1A series from Mouser, but they're not cheap.
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> the 100k linear part is - 91A1A-B28-A20
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> seems like nobody uses nice pots, hence the cost when you do.