National Stock Number (NSN) 3439-00-317-2732, or NIIN 003172732, (heating unit,electric soldering) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 5 stock numbers: 3439010996698, 3439002031030, 3439009765379, 3439009775297, 3439007160931.
There are 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Jun 28, 2018. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with 2 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8E918V1697, SPE8E517P0150. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 9,002.12.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 38 different platforms.
There has been a small amount of demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 4,997. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jul 30, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 28968. [AN ITEM HAVING A TERMINAL END WITH A MEANS OF BEING ATTACHED AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A SOLDERING IRON HANDLE. THE OPPOSITE END HAS A MEANS TO ACCOMMODATE A SOLDERING IRON TIP. IT MAY INCLUDE AN INTEGRAL THERMOSTATIC CONTROL. IT IS DESIGNED TO TRANSFER ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO HEAT AND TO TRANSFER THE HEAT TO A SOLDERING IRON TIP. FOR HEATING UNITS WITH INTEGRAL SOLDERING IRON TIPS, SEE TIP, ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRON.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 3439003172732 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8468901000: parts of hand-directed or controlled machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing, welding or surface tempering, other than those of heading 8515. The Schedule B End Use is listed as photo, service industry machinery. NAICS classification category 333992: welding and soldering equipment manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.