National Stock Number
5905-01-159-6168
National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-01-159-6168, or NIIN 011596168, (resistor,fixed,film) was assigned August 11, 1983 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
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. 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.
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. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 05311. [A RESISTOR WHOSE OHMIC VALUE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR VARIED. THE RESISTANCE ELEMENT CONSISTS OF EITHER A THIN LAYER OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, CONTAINING EITHER BINDERS OR INSULATING MATERIALS, DEPOSITED ON AN INSULATED FORM; OR AN ALLOY OF METAL AND CERAMIC MATERIALS, USUALLY FUSED TO AN INSULATED FORM. OPPOSITION TO THE FLOW OF CURRENT IS AN INHERENT PROPERTY OF THE MATERIALS USED AND IS MANIFEST BY THE HEAT DISSIPATION IN THE RESISTOR. SEE ALSO ATTENUATOR, FIXED AND RESISTOR, FIXED, COMPOSITION. EXCLUDES:CARBON COMPOSITION TYPE RESISTORS.]. 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 5905011596168 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8533100042: fixed carbon resistors, composition or film type, designed for surface mounting, having two terminals. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2025.