Questions about Resistor
What does federal supply class 5905 cover?
Federal supply class 5905 covers resistors. Items filed here include fixed composition resistors and nonwirewound variable resistors.
How is a part in federal supply class 5905 identified?
The construction of a resistor is part of the item name on each federal record. The NSN carries the characteristics on file for that exact resistor, and the part numbers cross-referenced to it let a buyer work from a spec number, a manufacturer number, or a drawing callout. Each item in the class has its own National Stock Number (NSN) record, listed above.