National Stock Number
5970-00-542-7246
National Stock Number (NSN) 5970-00-542-7246, or NIIN 005427246, (insulator,bead) was assigned January 1, 1963 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. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Aug 02, 2004, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire only from the prime contractor although the engineering data identifies the Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE) and part number of a source other than the prime contractor. The Government's rights to use data in its possession is questionable. (NOTE: This code is only applicable to parts under immediate buy requirements and only as long as rights to data are still under review for resolution and appropriate recoding.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 18299. [AN INSULATOR SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BE USED AS A SPACER IN, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH, SUCH ITEMS AS COAXIAL CABLES, TRANSMISSION LINES, BRUSH SHUNTS, TEST LEADS, HIGH VOLTAGE LINES AND THE LIKE. HAS AN AXIAL HOLE THROUGH WHICH THE WIRE PASSES AND THE LENGTH OF WHICH IS CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF THE LARGEST DIAMETER PERPENDICULAR TO THE HOLE. THE EXTERNAL SHAPES MAY BE VARIATIONS OF CYLINDRICAL AND SPHERICAL SHAPES.]. 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 5970005427246 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8546900000: electrical insulators, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus. NAICS classification category 326199: all other plastics product manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.