National Stock Number
5960-01-506-6665
National Stock Number (NSN) 5960-01-506-6665, or NIIN 015066665, (dummy electron tube) was assigned April 4, 2003 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. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 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, with the most recent procurement date of Apr 22, 2020. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7M120P5449. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 15,098.30.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jan 20, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 14216. [AN ITEM DESIGNED TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN ELECTRON TUBE WHILE ITS ASSOCIATED CIRCUITS ARE UNDER ALIGNMENT OR TEST. IT IS SIMILAR TO ITS OPERATING COUNTERPART INASMUCH AS ITS MOUNTING FACILITIES AND CONDUCTING SURFACES ARE IDENTICAL. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE ITEM IS TO MAKE THE NORMAL INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CONTACTS OF THE ENGAGING ELECTRON TUBE SOCKET WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS COMMONLY ATTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRON TUBE. SEE ALSO ADAPTER, TEST.]. 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 5960015066665 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8540990000: thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tube parts, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as telecommunications equipment.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.