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MIL-HDBK-217F

9.15 RESISTORS, VARIABLE, NONWIREWOUND, FILM AND PRECISION

Potentiometer Taps Factor - ~APq Quality Factor - TCO

. . ..-
N N N Quality
TAPS ‘TAPS TAPS ‘TAPS TAPS ‘TAPS
3 1.0 73 2.7 23 5.2
MIL-SPEC 2
4 1.1 14 2.9 24 5.5
Lower 4
5 1.2 15 3.1 25 5.8

6 1.4 16 3.4 26 6.1

Environment Factor - XE
7 1.5 17 3.6 27 6.4
Environment ~E
8 1.7 18 3.8 28 6.7
GB 1.0
9 1.9 19 4.1 29 7.0
GF 3.0
10 2.1 20 4.4 30 7.4 14
GM
11 2.3 21 4.6 31 7.7 NS 7.0

12 2.5 22 4.9 32 8.0 Nu 24

w
*IC 6.0
2 12
d ‘IF
+ 0.792
%APS = 25 20
%c
30

I
Number of Potentiometer Taps, *UF
‘TAPS =
including the Wiper and Terminations. 39
‘RW
SF .50
Voltage Factor - ~
MF 22
Applied Voltage”
ML 57
Rated Voltage ‘v
c, 1000
O to 0.8 1.00

>0.8 to 0,9 1.05

>0.9 to 1.0 1.20

r

●V . ~’
Applied

Rp = Nominal Total Potentiometer

Resistance

‘Applied = Power Dissipation

v = 250 Votts for RQ090, 110, 150, 200,

Rated
300

= 500 Volts for RQ1 00, 160, 210

a 350 Votts for RVC5, 6

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