Variable resistance control

A variable resistance control comprising an electrically conductive supporting plate, a U-shaped resistance element mounted on the supporting plate, the element comprising an electrically nonconductive base having an arcuate portion and a pair of spaced legs and an arcuate resistance path on one side of the base, the other side of the base engaging the supporting plate, a collector integral with the supporting plate, a driver rotatably secured to the supporting plate, a contactor wipably engaging the resistance element and the collector and constrained to rotate with the driver, the resistance element being sandwiched between the driver and the supporting plate, an annular skirt depending from the driver and defining a cavity, the skirt engaging the resistance element, the contactor being disposed within the cavity defined by the skirt, a knob integral with the skirt, the diameter of the knob being larger than the diameter of the skirt, a post integral with the supporting plate and projecting upwardly between the legs of the resistance element and intersecting a plane of the base, the post being disposed outside of the skirt, and stop means integral with and projecting radially outwardly from the driver and engageable with the post for limiting angular rotation of the driver and the contactor, said stop means providing a portion of the skirt enclosure and lying above the plane of the base, the portion of the contactor wipingly engaging the resistance element being in registry with the stop means visually indicating the angular position of the contactor.