Part Details | ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRUSH
5977-00-437-6579 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: 2183400, 218-3400, 5977-00-437-6579, 00-437-6579, 5977004376579, 004376579
Supply Group (FSG) | NSN Assigned | NIIN | Item Name Code (INC) |
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59 | FEB 18, 1972 | 00-437-6579 | 00302 ( BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT ) |
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES
RECTANGULAR

FLAT

ONE PIECE

Cross Reference | NSN 5977-00-437-6579
Part Number | Cage Code | Manufacturer |
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218-3400 | 27304 | KOLLMORGEN CORPMAGNEDYNE DIV |
Technical Data | NSN 5977-00-437-6579
Characteristic | Specifications |
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STYLE DESIGNATOR | ONE PIECE |
MATERIAL | METAL GRAPHITE |
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATION | SUPERIOR CARBON PRODUCTS INC,GRADE 549 MFR REF SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE |
BODY STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
WIDTH | 0.186 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.188 INCHES MAXIMUM |
THICKNESS | 0.186 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.188 INCHES MAXIMUM |
LENGTH | 0.560 INCHES NOMINAL |
CONTACT FACE STYLE | FLAT |
SHUNT INSULATION PROVISION AND QUANTITY | 1 UNINSULATED |
SHUNT POSITION DESIGNATOR | 5 |
PRESSURE SPRING TYPE AND QUANTITY | 1 CYLINDRICAL WITH REDUCED END |
TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY | 1 ROUND CAP |
TERMINAL DIAMETER | 0.312 INCHES NOMINAL |