National Stock Number
5905-00-518-8536
National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-00-518-8536, or NIIN 005188536, (resistor,thermal) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5905003872360.
There are 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. 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 Jan 22, 2015, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00309. [A THERMALLY SENSITIVE RESISTOR WHOSE PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO EXHIBIT A CHANGE IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE WITH A CHANGE IN BODY TEMPERATURE. ITEM MAY BE MOUNTED IN A PROBE OR HOUSING. FOR BALLAST TUBE TYPE RESISTORS, SEE RESISTOR (1), CURRENT REGULATING. EXCLUDES:TRANSMITTER (1), TEMPERATURE, ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE AND TEMPERATURE ELEMENT, RESISTANCE METEOROLOGICAL.]. 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 5905005188536 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8533400080: variable resistors, including potentiometers, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.