National Stock Number
5905-00-257-8471
National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-00-257-8471, or NIIN 002578471, (resistor,adjustable) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 3 stock numbers: 5905008817085, 5905001974266, 5905001078942.
There are 18 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 5 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 15 suppliers. Today, 12 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 8 suppliers 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 fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 24 different platforms.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00009. [A RESISTOR WHOSE OVERALL OHMIC VALUE IS FIXED; IN ADDITION, IT HAS ONE OR MORE MOVABLE TERMINALS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO BE SET AND FIXED PRIOR TO USE, TO INCLUDE ANY DESIRED VALUE OF RESISTANCE WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE COMPLETE RESISTOR. THE OPPOSITION TO THE FLOW OF CURRENT IS AN INHERENT PROPERTY OF THE MATERIAL USED AND IS MANIFEST IN THE HEAT DISSIPATED IN THE ITEM ITSELF.]. 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 5905002578471 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8533390080: wirewound variable resistors, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on May 01, 2025.