National Stock Number
5905-00-171-1978
National Stock Number (NSN) 5905-00-171-1978, or NIIN 001711978, (resistor,fixed,composition) 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, 5905000339857.
There are 10 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 5 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 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.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 1991, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00126. [A RESISTOR WHOSE OHMIC VALUE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR VARIED. THE RESISTANCE ELEMENT CONSISTS OF A MIXTURE OF CARBON, AN INSULATING MATERIAL, AND SUITABLE BINDERS, EITHER MOLDED TOGETHER OR APPLIED AS A THIN LAYER OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL ON AN INSULATED FORM. THE OPPOSITION TO THE FLOW OF CURRENT IS AN INHERENT PROPERTY OF THE MATERIALS USED AND IS MANIFEST BY THE HEAT DISSIPATION IN THE ITEM ITSELF. SEE ALSO ATTENUATOR,FIXED; RESISTOR,FIXED,FILM; AND RESISTOR,THERMAL. EXCLUDES:SUPPRESSOR,IGNITION INTERFERENCE.]. 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 5905001711978 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8533290000: fixed resistors, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20 w, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.