Abstract: The present invention concerns a high current capacitor and a method for producing the same, said capacitor being of the type obtained by winding at least two metallized dielectric films, while electrical connections are provided by schooped areas on the lateral edges of the films and by a connecting terminal for connecting each schooped area with an external circuit, said terminal being constituted by a cap-shaped element which covers the schooped area and is electrically connected thereto by a conductive element; the invention applies particularly to protection capacitors for trigger extinction thyristors.