RCD has just added to seven Military drawings for high pulse voltage resistors, from 2KV to 12KV, a project their engineers worked on for over a year.
The parts are similar to RCD's commercial-grade CFZ series, however the CFZ military-grade parts are processed through Group A screening (DC Resistance,Visual Inspection, Mechanical Inspection, Solderability) and optional Group B screening (Life Testing, Voltage Coefficient, Dieletric WithstandindingVoltage, Insulation Resistance, Pulse Resistance, Low Temperature Operation,Thermal Shock, Low Temperature Storage, Moisture Resistance, Short Time Overload, Resistance Temperature Characteristic, Terminal Strength,Resistance to Soldering Heat, and Resistance to Fungus). RCD is presently the only company that the Defense Supply Center suggests as a viable source for these parts.
RCD has also recently added to the Military drawing for precision fuse resistors, which had previously been sole sourced to another resistor manufacturer. The fuse resistors are a customized version of RCD's FR series.
RCD has a 30-year history with Mil-spec components and is a key supplier to the U.S. and NATO Defense contractors. In many cases, RCD provides customized components for applications which have requirements unachievable by ordinary Mil-spec components, i.e. increased voltage levels, smaller package sizes, higher operating frequency, flameproof and/or fusible,thermally stable, high temperature, pulse tolerant, high vibration,hermetically-sealed, temperature sensitive, expanded resistance ranges, low distortion, low noise, non-magnetic, etc., as well as components designed for harsh environments (tropical, naval, high-vacuum, etc). RCD's environmental Test Lab has complete on-site test capability and is NIST traceable for utmost reliability.
