National Stock Number
5905-00-578-4920
National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-00-578-4920, or NIIN 005784920, (resistor,current regulating) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5905003471319.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 2006, 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 cost to the Government to breakout this part and acquire it competitively has been determined to exceed the projected savings over the life span of the part. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 14229. [A RESISTOR WITH ITS RESISTIVE ELEMENT CONTAINED IN A GAS FILLED INCLOSURE, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN A RELATIVELY CONSTANT CURRENT FLOW IN A CIRCUIT BY COMPENSATING FOR VARIATIONS IN VOLTAGE. SEE ALSO RESISTOR, THERMAL AND RESISTOR, VOLTAGE SENSITIVE.]. 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 5905005784920 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on May 01, 2025.