National Stock Number
5910-00-053-8172
National Stock Number (NSN) 5910-00-053-8172, or NIIN 000538172, (capacitor,fixed,paper dielectric) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 2 stock numbers: 5910006490583, 5910002844107.
There are 7 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 6 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 7 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 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 unique to one weapons system.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jun 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The Government physically does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than current source(s). (NOTE: This code is applicable only to parts under immediate buy requirements and only as long as the deficiency is under review for resolution and appropriate recoding.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00003. [A CAPACITOR WHOSE CAPACITANCE VALUE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR VARIED, HAVING PAPER AS THE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL. IT MAY BE A SINGLE UNIT OR CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE FIXED UNITS WHICH CANNOT BE SEPERATED. FOR ITEMS WHOSE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL CONSIST OF PLASTICIZED (PLASTIC IMPREGNATED) PAPER OR PAPER-PLASTIC COMBINATIONS, SEE CAPACITOR, FIXED, PLASTIC DIELECTRIC. FOR ITEMS WHOSE ELECTRODES CONSIST OF A METALLIC FILM DEPOSITED (METALLIZED) ON THE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, SEE CAPACITOR, FIXED, METALIZED, PAPER-PLASTIC DIELECTRIC.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 5910000538172 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8532250080: fixed capacitors, dielectric of paper or plastic, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.