Part Details | ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRUSH
5977-00-518-3288 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: GRADE255, GRADE255, 5977-00-518-3288, 00-518-3288, 5977005183288, 005183288
Supply Group (FSG) | NSN Assigned | NIIN | Item Name Code (INC) |
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59 | JAN 01, 1963 | 00-518-3288 | 00302 ( BRUSH, ELECTRICAL CONTACT ) |
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES
RECTANGULAR

FLAT

ONE PIECE

Cross Reference | NSN 5977-00-518-3288
Part Number | Cage Code | Manufacturer |
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GRADE255 | 0AHP6 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CARBON PRODUCTS,INC. |
GRADE255 | 42451 | UCAR CARBON CO INC |
Technical Data | NSN 5977-00-518-3288
Characteristic | Specifications |
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STYLE DESIGNATOR | ONE PIECE |
MATERIAL | ELECTROGRAPHITIC |
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATION | UNION CARBIDE CORP,GR 255 MFR REF SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE |
BODY STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
WIDTH | 0.875 INCHES NOMINAL |
THICKNESS | 0.188 INCHES NOMINAL |
LENGTH | 1.750 INCHES NOMINAL |
CONTACT FACE STYLE | FLAT |
SHUNT INSULATION PROVISION AND QUANTITY | 1 UNINSULATED |
SHUNT POSITION DESIGNATOR | 8 |
TERMINAL TYPE AND QUANTITY | 1 STRAIGHT W/SLOT |
REFERENCE NUMBER DIFFERENTIATING CHARACTERISTICS | AS DIFFERENTIATED BY DIM DATA,GRADE 255 MATL,SHUNT TYPE AND 9-S-12 TERMINAL |