National Stock Number
5905-01-172-2296
National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-01-172-2296, or NIIN 011722296, (resistor,variable,nonwire wound,nonprecision) was assigned February 16, 1984 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 011722296 was cancelled on September 27, 2002, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 6 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 6 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that 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.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 37405. [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 OR 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, WIRE WOUND, NONPRECISION; RESISTOR (1), VARIABLE, NONWIRE WOUND PRECISION; AND RESISTOR (1), VARIABLE, WIRE WOUND, PRECISION.]. This item does not have a critical feature such as tolerance, fit restrictions or application. Nuclear hardness properties have not been determined (not valid for input). There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5905011722296 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.