National Stock Number
5910-00-557-9978
National Stock Number (NSN) 5910-00-557-9978, or NIIN 005579978, (capacitor,fixed,paper dielectric) was assigned November 11, 1974 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 005579978 was cancelled on June 26, 2002, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - Inactive." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 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 2 suppliers. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that 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) 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 critical feature such as tolerance, fit restrictions or application. Nuclear hardness properties have not been determined (not valid for input). 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 5910005579978 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.