Supported Military Resistor Types

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The following table lists the military resistor types supported by MIL-HDBK-217. The part type of the resistor is based on the prefix that manufacturers assign to a particular kind of resistor. For more information, see Military Resistor Decoding.

Resistor Type	Type	MIL-Spec	Description	Decoding Reference
Composition, Fixed	RC	MIL-R-11	Resistors, Fixed, Composition, Insulated	Composition, Fixed (RC)
	RCR	MIL-R-39008	Resistors, Fixed, Composition, Insulated, Established Reliability	Composition, Fixed (RCR)
Film, Fixed	RD	MIL-R-11804	Resistors, Fixed, Film, Power Type	Film, Fixed (RD)
	RN	MIL-R-10509	Resistors, Fixed, Film, High Stability	Film, Fixed (RN)
	RL	MIL-R-22684	Resistors, Fixed, Film, Insulated	Film, Fixed (RL)
	RLR	MIL-R-39017	Resistors, Fixed, Film, Insulated, Established Reliability	Film, Fixed (RLR)
	RNC	—	Resistors, Fixed, Film	Film, Fixed (RNC)
	RNR	MIL-R-55182	Resistors, Fixed, Film, Established Reliability	Film, Fixed (RNR)
	RM	MIL-R-55342	Resistors, Fixed, Film	Film, Fixed (RM)
Film, Fixed	RZ	MIL-R-83401	Resistor, Network, Fixed, Film	Special (RZ)
Special (Thermistors)	RTH	MIL-T-23648	Thermistor (Thermally Sensitive Resistor), Insulated	Special (RTH)
Wirewound, Fixed	RW	MIL-R-26	Resistors, Fixed, Wirewound, Power Type	Wirewound, Fixed (RW)
	RB	MIL-R-93	Resistors, Fixed, Wirewound, Accurate	Wirewound, Fixed (RB)
	RE	MIL-R-18546	Resistors, Fixed, Wirewound, Power Type, Chassis Mounted	Wirewound, Fixed (RE)
	RBR	MIL-R-39005	Resistors, Fixed, Wirewound, Accurate, Established Reliability	Wirewound, Fixed (RBR)
	RWR	MIL-R-39007	Resistors, Fixed, Wirewound, Power Type, Established Reliability	Wirewound, Fixed (RWR)
	RER	MIL-R-39009	Resistors, Fixed, Wirewound, Power Type, Chassis Mounted, Established Reliability	Wirewound, Fixed (RER)
Non-wirewound, Variable	RV	MIL-R-94	Resistors, Variable, Composition	Non-wirewound, Variable (RV)
	RJ	MIL-R-22097	Resistors, Variable, Non-wirewound, Lead Screw Actuated	Non-wirewound, Variable (RJ)
	RVC	MIL-R-23285	Resistors, Variable, Film	Non-wirewound, Variable (RVC)
	RJR	MIL-R-39035	Resistors, Variable, Cermet or Carbon Film, Lead Screw Actuated, Established Reliability	Non-wirewound, Variable (RJR)
	RQ	MIL-R-39023	Resistors, Variable, Non-wirewound, Precision	Non-wirewound, Variable (RQ)
Wirewound, Variable	RP	MIL-R-22	Resistors, Variable, Wirewound, Low Operating Temperature	Wirewound, Variable (RP)
	RA	MIL-R-19	Resistors, Variable, Wirewound, Power Type	Wirewound, Variable (RA)
	RR	MIL-R-12934	Resistors, Variable, Wirewound, Precision	Wirewound, Variable (RR)
	RT	MIL-R-27208	Resistors, Variable, Wirewound, Lead Screw Actuated	Wirewound, Variable (RT)
	RK	MIL-R-39002	Resistors, Variable, Wirewound, Semi-Precision	Wirewound, Variable (RK)
	RTR	MIL-R-39015	Resistors, Variable, Wirewound, Lead Screw Actuated, Established Reliability	Wirewound, Variable (RTR)