National Stock Number
5945-00-487-7966
National Stock Number (NSN) 5945-00-487-7966, or NIIN 004877966, (relay,thermal) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 3 stock numbers: 5945002953268, 5945002599267, 5945005029056.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those 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, only one supplier is 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 somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 3 different weapons systems.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Nov 02, 2005, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) 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) 03883. [A RELAY SWITCH WHICH IS ACTUATED BY THE EFFECT OF INTERNAL HEAT GENERATED BY THE CURRENT IN ITS ENERGIZING CIRCUIT. FOR ITEMS ACTUATED BY AMBIENT, RATHER THAN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES, SEE SWITCH, THERMOSTATIC.]. 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 5945004877966 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.