National Stock Number
5996-00-159-8096
National Stock Number (NSN) 5996-00-159-8096, or NIIN 001598096, (amplifier,video) was assigned October 24, 1971 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 001598096 was cancelled on August 27, 2015, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 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, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are 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 Dec 02, 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. 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) 00095. [AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHOSE VIDEO FREQUENCY INPUT SIGNALS CONTROL POWER FROM A SOURCE INDEPENDENT OF THE INPUT SIGNALS, AND DELIVERS OUTPUT SIGNALS OF GREATER AMPLITUDE WITH RESPECT TO CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE. THE OUTPUT SIGNALS CHARACTERISTICS ARE UNIFORMLY RELATED TO THE INPUT SIGNALS. IT IS GENERALLY USED IN EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES ARE CONVERTED INTO VISUAL PRESENTATION BY MEANS OF CATHODE RAY TUBES OR OTHER ITEMS.]. 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 data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5996001598096 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.