NSN 5905-01-027-6640, 5905010276640
RESISTOR,VARIABLE,WIRE WOUND,NONPRECISION

Federal Supply Classification: FSC 5905 - Resistors
National Item Identification Number: NIIN 010276640
Codification Country: United States
Item Name Code: INC 37406
Criticality: (X) This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application.
Hazardous Material Indicator Code: (N) There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials.

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National Stock Number 5905-01-027-6640

National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-01-027-6640, or NIIN 010276640, (resistor,variable,wire wound,nonprecision) was assigned September 19, 1976 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 010276640 was cancelled on December 2, 2007, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - USE." This NSN was replaced by NSN 5905001653117. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.

There are 4 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 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 assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 37406. [A RESISTOR IN WHICH A SLIDING OR ROLLING CONTACT MOVES OVER AN EXPOSED AREA OF THE RESISTIVE ELEMENT TO CHANGE THE OHMIC VALUE OF THE OUTPUT. THE FUNCTIONAL TOLERANCE (LINEARITY), IF GIVEN, OF THE OUTPUT IS GREATER THAN PLUS OF MINUS 1 PERCENT ON LINEAR OUTPUTS. SPECIFIED OUTPUTS SUCH AS SINE, COSINE, TANGENT, AND THE LIKE, SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE PRECISION. FOR ITEMS HAVING MANUALLY POSITIONED TAPS DESIGNED TO BE SET AND FIXED PRIOR TO USE, SEE RESISTOR, ADJUSTABLE. FOR ITEMS WITH STEP BY STEP VARIATION, SEE RHEOSTAT AND RESISTOR, STEP BY STEP. FOR TANDEM-MOUNTED ITEMS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION TOGETHER AS AN ATTENUATOR (AND RATED ACCORDINGLY), SEE ATTENUATOR, VARIABLE. EXCLUDES:RESISTOR (1), VARIABLE, NONWIRE WOUND; NONPRECISION; RESISTOR (1), VARIABLE, NONWIRE WOUND, PRECISION; AND RESISTOR (1), VARIABLE, WIRE WOUND, PRECISION.]. 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 5905010276640 contains gold.

This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.