Supported Military Capacitor Types
The following table lists the capacitor types supported by MIL-HDBK-217. The part type of the capacitor is based on the prefix that manufacturers assign to a particular kind of capacitor. For more information, see Military Capacitor Decoding.
Capacitor Type
Type
MIL-Spec
Description
Decoding Reference
Paper/Plastic Film
CP
MIL-C-25
Capacitors, Fixed, Paper
CZ
MIL-C-11693
Capacitors, Fixed, Paper, Metallized Paper, Metallized Plastic, RFI Feed-Thru, Established Reliability
CA
MIL-C-12889
Capacitors, Fixed, paper, RFI Bypass
CPV
MIL-C-14157
Capacitors, Fixed, Paper-Plastic, Established Reliability
CH
MIL-C-18312
Capacitors, Metallized Paper, Paper-Plastic, Plastic
CHR
MIL-C-39022
Capacitors, Fixed, Metallized, Paper-Plastic Film or Plastic Film Dielectric, Established Reliability
CQ
MIL-C-19978
Capacitors, Fixed, Plastic or Paper-Plastic
CQR
MIL-C-19978
Capacitors, Fixed, Plastic or Paper-Plastic, Established Reliability
CFR
MIL-C-55514
Capacitors, Plastic, Metallized Plastic, Established Reliability
CRH
MIL-C-83421
Capacitors, Super-Metallized Plastic, Established Reliability
Mica
CM
MIL-C-5
Capacitors, Fixed, Mica
CB
MIL-C-10950
Capacitors, Fixed, Mica, Button Style
CMR
MIL-C-39001
Capacitors, Fixed, Mica, Established Reliability
Glass
CY
MIL-C-11272
Capacitors, Glass
CYR
MIL-C-23269
Capacitors, Fixed, Glass, Established Reliability
Ceramic
CC
MIL-C-20
Capacitors, Fixed, Ceramic, Temperature Compensating
CCR
MIL-C-20
Capacitors, Fixed, Ceramic, Temperature Compensating
CK
MIL-C-11015
Capacitors, Fixed, Ceramic, General Purpose
CKR
MIL-C-39014
Capacitors, Fixed, Ceramic, General Purpose, Established Reliability
CDR
MIL-C-55681
Capacitors, Fixed, Ceramic, General Purpose, Established Reliability, Chip
Electrolytic
CE
MIL-C-62
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic, DC, aluminum, Dry Electrolyte, Polarized
CL
MIL-C-3965
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic, Non-solid Electrolyte, Tantalum
CSR
MIL-C-39003
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic, Tantalum, Solid Electrolyte, Established Reliability
CLR
MIL-C-39006
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic, Tantalum, Non-solid Electrolyte, Established Reliability
CU
MIL-C-39018
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic, Aluminum Oxide
CUR
MIL-C-39018
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic, Aluminum Oxide
CWR
MIL-C-55365
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic
CRL
MIL-C-83500
Capacitors, Fixed, Electrolytic
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Variable
CV
MIL-C-81
Capacitors, Variable, Ceramic
CT
MIL-C-92
Capacitors, Air, Trimmer
PC
MIL-C-14409
Capacitors, Variable, Piston Type, Tubular Trimmer
Vacuum/Gas
CG
MIL-C-23183
Capacitors, Vacuum or Gas, Fixed and Variable