NSN 5977-00-038-1461

Part Details | ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRUSH


5977-00-038-1461 An item specifically designed to be used in the transfer of electrical energy to or from another conducting surface. Either the brush or the surface is continually moving during the transfer of energy. The brush is usually composed in part of some form of the element carbon. Includes: (1) a single brush either with or without an attached shunt (flexible wire lead) and/or a helical or flat type pressure spring; (2) a split brush composed of two or more pieces (wafers), which are used in place of one brush usually connected together by individual shunts to a common terminal; (3) paired brushes composed of two identical or non-identical brushes connected together by a common shunt either with or without pressure springs or connected by individual shunts to a common terminal, or with pressure springs and connected to a common bar, bracket or the like either with or without individual shunts; (4) multiple brushes composed of more than two identical or non-identical brushes without pressure springs connected by individual shunts to a common terminal, or with pressure springs and connected to a common bar, bracket or the like by individual shunts. Does not include moving contacts which make and slide past stationary contacts, but are stationary while the circuit is conducting, such as the sliding contacts on a rheostat or the stationary contact on a synchro. Excludes: CONTACT, ELECTRICAL; and CONTACT ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL.

Alternate Parts: MB6423H, MB-6423-H, A65551, A6555-1, A6555, 5977-00-038-1461, 00-038-1461, 5977000381461, 000381461

Supply Group (FSG) NSN Assigned NIIN Item Name Code (INC)
59JAN 01, 196300-038-146100302 ( BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT )
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES

RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR

CONCAVE

ONE PIECE


Cross Reference | NSN 5977-00-038-1461
Part Number Cage Code Manufacturer
MB-6423-H76468MORGANITE INC
A6555-166099ZENITH RADIO CORP OF IOWA
A655566099ZENITH RADIO CORP OF IOWA

Technical Data | NSN 5977-00-038-1461
Characteristic Specifications
STYLE DESIGNATOR ONE PIECE
MATERIAL CARBON
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATIONMORGNITE INC,GRADE CM9 MFR REF SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE
BODY STYLE RECTANGULAR COMMUTATOR
WIDTH0.872 INCHES NOMINAL
THICKNESS0.310 INCHES NOMINAL
LENGTH0.813 INCHES NOMINAL
CONTACT FACE STYLE CONCAVE
RADIUS1.015 INCHES NOMINAL
SHUNT INSULATION PROVISION AND QUANTITY1 UNINSULATED
SHUNT POSITION DESIGNATOR5
PRESSURE SPRING TYPE AND QUANTITY1 CYLINDRICAL
SPRING FREE LENGTH1.031 INCHES NOMINAL
LARGEST OUTSIDE DIAMETER0.625 INCHES NOMINAL
TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY1 ROUND CAP
TERMINAL DIAMETER0.312 INCHES NOMINAL
PERIPHERAL SPEED6000 FEET PER MINUTE