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MIL-HDBK-217F

9.14 RESISTORS, VARIABLE, COMPOSITION

SPECIFICATION STYLE DESCRIPTION

MIL-R-94 RV Variable, Composition, Low Precision

Lp = ‘#TAp&#f/nQnE Failures/l OG Hours

I

Base Failure Rate - ~ Resistance Factor - Xn

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Stress Resistance Range (ohms)
TA (%) .1 .3 .5 .7 .9

o .027 .030 .032 .035 .038 50 to 50K 1.0

10 .028 .031 .034 .038 .042 >50K to lOOK 1.1

20 .029 .033 .037 .042 .048 >1OOKto 200K 1.2

30 .031 .036 .041 .048 .056 >200K to 500K 1.4

40 .033 .039 .047 .056 .067

>500K tO 1 M 1,8
50 .036 .044 .054 .067 .082

60 .039 .050 .065 .083 .11

Potentiometer Taps Factor - ~AP:
70 .045 .060 .08 ,11 .14
N N N
TAPS ‘TIW TAPS ‘TAPS TAPS ‘TAPS
80 .053 .074 .10 .15
7
3 1.0 13 2.7 23 5.2
90 .065 .096 ,14
4 1.1 14 2.9 24 5.5
100 .084 .13
5 1.2 15 3.1 25 5.8
110 .11
6 1.4 16 3.4 26 6.1

7 1.5 17 3.6 27 6.4

= .0246 13XP [. 459 (*)9.3-)X
%
0 1.7 18 3.8 28 6.7
.xp(&(w)” ) 9 1.9 19 4.1 7.0
29

10 2.1 20 4.4 30 7.4

T- Ambient Temperature (“C)
11 2.3 21 4.6 31 7.7
s = Ratio of OperW!ng Power to Rated Power,
See Section 9.16 for S Calculation. 12 2.5 22 4.9 32 8.0

?APS -
MEr+07,2
25 .

Number of Potentiometer Taps,

‘TAPS =
including the Wiper and Terminations.

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