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FIIG:  A13500

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  A

Type:  0

Definition:  An item consisting of one or more capacitors and one or more resistors molded together, housed together in a common case, or mounted on a common board. The individual capacitors and resistors are not separable and the overall item usually has various design applications; hence, cannot be considered a subassembly. Do not use if more applicable item names, such as FILTER (as modified), or NETWORK (as modified), exist.

Basic INC:  70056

Basic Name:  CAPACITOR

Description:  1. (Electrical) An item consisting of two or more electrodes separated by a dielectric. Its primary purpose is to store electrical energy when connected to a source of electrical potential. It must be modified to indicate either "fixed" or "variable" with an additional modifier, such as "ceramic dielectric" or "gas dielectric".