ALLIED'S ELECTRONICS DATA HANDBOOK

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  MIL-C-5C        TYPE  CM   
  Capacitors    •    Fixed     •    Mica Dielectric
     
             
  CM     15     C     D     100     K     N     3  
                      1            2           3             4              5           6          7  
     
 
1  STYLE
 
       Dipped rectangular case styles, 05, 06,
       07, 08. Lead mounting molded case styles,
       15, 20, 30, 35, 40. Ear mounting molded
       case styles, 45, 50. Semi-hexagonal mold-
       ed case, tapped mounting holes styles, 55,
       60. Molded case, potted styles, 65, 70.
       Stack mounting ceramic case, potted elip-
       tical base styles, 75, 80, 85, 90. Stack
       mounting ceramic case, potted, circular
       base style, 95.
 
 
2  CHARACTERISTIC
SYM-
bol
Temperature
Coefficient
Parts/Million/°C
 
Capacitance
Drift
 
B Not Specified

C
D
E
F
 
 
-200
-100
-20
0
 

to
to
to
to
 

+200
+100
+100
+70
 
 
 
± (0.5%
± (0.3%
± (0.1%
± (0.05%
 

+0.1 pf)
+0.1 pf)
+0.1 pf)
+0.1 pf)
 
 
 
     
 
3  VOLTAGE RATING This rating not shown
on earlier production.
Symbol Volts   Symbol Volts   Symbol Volts
 
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
 
 
250
300
500
600
1,000
1,200
1,500
 
   
J
K
L
M
N
P
Q
 
 
2,000
2,500
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
8,000
 
   
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
 
 
10,000
12,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
 
 
     
 
4  CAPACITANCE
   
Expressed in picofarads. First two digits
represent significant figures. Last digit
indicates the number of zeros to follow.
 
 
 
6  OPERATING
TEMPERATURE RANGE
   
M
N
O
P
 
 
=
=
=
=
 
 
-55°C
-55°C
-55°C
-55°C
 
 
to
to
to
to
 
 
+70°C
+85°C
+125°C
+150°C
 
 
 
     
 
5  CAPACITANCE
TOLERANCE
 
  F
 
=
 
±
 
1% or 0.5 pf.
whichever is greater.
 
  G = ± 2%  
  J = ± 5%  
  K = ± 10%  
 
 
7  VIBRATION GRADE
   
1
 
3
 
 
=
 
=
 
 
10
 
10
 
 
to
 
to
 
 
55 cps
 
2,000 cps
 
 
 
     

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