National Stock Number
5905-00-280-1583
National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-00-280-1583, or NIIN 002801583, (resistor,adjustable) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5905002391171.
There are 18 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 6 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 18 suppliers. Today, 15 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 12 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 5 different weapons systems.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 06, 2011, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire only from the prime contractor although the engineering data identifies the Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE) and part number of a source other than the prime contractor. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both, needed to purchase this part from additional sources. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00009. [A RESISTOR WHOSE OVERALL OHMIC VALUE IS FIXED; IN ADDITION, IT HAS ONE OR MORE MOVABLE TERMINALS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO BE SET AND FIXED PRIOR TO USE, TO INCLUDE ANY DESIRED VALUE OF RESISTANCE WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE COMPLETE RESISTOR. THE OPPOSITION TO THE FLOW OF CURRENT IS AN INHERENT PROPERTY OF THE MATERIAL USED AND IS MANIFEST IN THE HEAT DISSIPATED IN THE ITEM ITSELF.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5905002801583 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8533390080: wirewound variable resistors, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.